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

Gambia
0.4198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia rank
21st
Lesotho rank
20th

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

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gambia ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 20th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1980s 0.8441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1990s 0.5402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.6131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2010s 0.3568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2020s 0.4232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0095 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), Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Gambia and Lesotho?
0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Gambia ranks 21st 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.