Cape Verde vs Zambia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Cape Verde
0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
6th
Zambia rank
7th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 7th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6718 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.4063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9814 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.4791 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1688 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.73 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2020s 0.879 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Cape Verde or Zambia?
Cape Verde, at 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Cape Verde and Zambia?
0.0684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Cape Verde ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.