Benin vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Benin
0.4152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
22nd
Lesotho rank
20th

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

  • Benin
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0784 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.5712 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.5561 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.2148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.1594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.3496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Benin or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Benin and Lesotho?
0.0097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Benin ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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