Afghanistan vs Botswana: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Afghanistan
1.79 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Botswana
1.85 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
94th
Botswana rank
92nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 57.21 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 94th and Botswana ranks 92nd of 122 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
2000s 1.73 billion DOD, current US$ 636.63 million DOD, current US$ 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 2.00 billion DOD, current US$ 1.67 billion DOD, current US$ 337.27 million DOD, current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 1.88 billion DOD, current US$ 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ 327.39 million DOD, current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Afghanistan or Botswana?
Botswana, at 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Afghanistan and Botswana?
57.21 million DOD, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Botswana ranks 92nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,457 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.