Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
6th
Zambia rank
7th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.2313 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8742 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.3438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.2075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.1222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1434 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.1773 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4685 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), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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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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
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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.