Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Zambia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th
Zambia rank
7th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.2877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.18 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.1516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4963 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.1286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.1736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4722 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.
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.