Bulgaria vs Ghana: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Bulgaria
146,193 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Ghana
125,373 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Ghana rank
35th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 146,193 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 125,373 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 20,820 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 41,709 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,226 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 34,483 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 79,421 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,927 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 60,493 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 57,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,823 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 35,926 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 73,840 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 55,999 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,841 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 143,854 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 113,001 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 30,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Bulgaria or Ghana?
Bulgaria, at 146,193 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 125,373 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Bulgaria and Ghana?
20,820 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ghana?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Ghana rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,212 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.