Paraguay vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term

Paraguay
26.03 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
22.20 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Paraguay rank
40th
Zambia rank
43rd

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Paraguay
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 26.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 3.83 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Paraguay ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 354.81 million DOD, current US$ 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ 793.60 million DOD, current US$ Zambia
1980s 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ 3.14 billion DOD, current US$ 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
1990s 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ 4.92 billion DOD, current US$ 3.08 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
2000s 5.82 billion DOD, current US$ 3.95 billion DOD, current US$ 1.87 billion DOD, current US$ Paraguay
2010s 15.05 billion DOD, current US$ 12.05 billion DOD, current US$ 3.00 billion DOD, current US$ Paraguay
2020s 22.29 billion DOD, current US$ 24.15 billion DOD, current US$ 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Paraguay or Zambia?
Paraguay, at 26.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Paraguay and Zambia?
3.83 billion DOD, current US$, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Paraguay ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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
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.