Ethiopia vs Kenya: External debt stocks, long-term

Ethiopia
33.95 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Kenya
35.92 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
34th
Kenya rank
31st

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 35.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 33.95 billion DOD, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.97 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 31st of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 343.40 million DOD, current US$ 1.03 billion DOD, current US$ 684.16 million DOD, current US$ Kenya
1980s 4.66 billion DOD, current US$ 3.45 billion DOD, current US$ 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 8.90 billion DOD, current US$ 5.85 billion DOD, current US$ 3.04 billion DOD, current US$ Ethiopia
2000s 4.86 billion DOD, current US$ 5.85 billion DOD, current US$ 984.24 million DOD, current US$ Kenya
2010s 17.78 billion DOD, current US$ 16.37 billion DOD, current US$ 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 31.21 billion DOD, current US$ 35.61 billion DOD, current US$ 4.39 billion DOD, current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 35.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 33.95 billion DOD, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Ethiopia and Kenya?
1.97 billion DOD, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 31st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.