Botswana vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, long-term

Botswana
1.85 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
1.62 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
93rd
Lesotho rank
96th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 227.35 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 93rd and Lesotho ranks 96th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 110.66 million DOD, current US$ 17.79 million DOD, current US$ 92.87 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
1980s 333.29 million DOD, current US$ 169.60 million DOD, current US$ 163.69 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
1990s 596.99 million DOD, current US$ 561.72 million DOD, current US$ 35.28 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
2000s 522.06 million DOD, current US$ 648.29 million DOD, current US$ 126.24 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 1.69 billion DOD, current US$ 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ 680.87 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
2020s 1.56 billion DOD, current US$ 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ 61.04 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Botswana and Lesotho?
227.35 million DOD, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Botswana ranks 93rd and Lesotho ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.