Paraguay vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Paraguay
28.72 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
22.00 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Paraguay rank
39th
Zambia rank
44th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Paraguay
- Zambia
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 28.72 billion DOD, current US$ against 22.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 6.71 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Paraguay ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 44th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 354.81 million DOD, current US$ | 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$ | 12.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.99 billion DOD, current US$ | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 23.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 23.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 470.08 million 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 28.72 billion DOD, current US$ against 22.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Paraguay and Zambia?
- 6.71 billion DOD, current US$, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Paraguay ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 44th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.