Cape Verde vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, long-term

Cape Verde
1.85 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
1.62 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
96th
Lesotho rank
98th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 220.58 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 96th and Lesotho ranks 98th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 89.91 million DOD, current US$ 182.03 million DOD, current US$ 92.12 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho
1990s 183.23 million DOD, current US$ 561.72 million DOD, current US$ 378.49 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho
2000s 476.76 million DOD, current US$ 648.29 million DOD, current US$ 171.53 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 1.46 billion DOD, current US$ 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ 445.69 million DOD, current US$ Cape Verde
2020s 1.95 billion DOD, current US$ 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ 329.26 million DOD, current US$ Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde and Lesotho?
220.58 million DOD, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Cape Verde ranks 96th and Lesotho ranks 98th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
134 places, 6,450 data points, 1970–2024
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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.