Ethiopia vs Ghana: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Ethiopia
36.31 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Ghana
30.56 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Ghana rank
37th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ against 30.56 billion DOD, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 5.75 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 37th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 343.40 million DOD, current US$ | 703.79 million DOD, current US$ | 360.39 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.04 billion DOD, current US$ | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 8.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.05 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2010s | 17.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 24.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.48 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 32.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 32.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 244.80 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia, at 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ against 30.56 billion DOD, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 5.75 billion DOD, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 37th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.