Paraguay vs Zambia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Paraguay
15.74 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
15.47 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Paraguay rank
39th
Zambia rank
40th

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

  • Paraguay
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 15.74 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.47 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 271.10 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Paraguay ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 40th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 315.61 million DOD, current US$ 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ 739.74 million DOD, current US$ Zambia
1980s 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ 3.11 billion DOD, current US$ 1.58 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
1990s 1.59 billion DOD, current US$ 4.91 billion DOD, current US$ 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
2000s 2.22 billion DOD, current US$ 3.38 billion DOD, current US$ 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
2010s 4.18 billion DOD, current US$ 6.41 billion DOD, current US$ 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
2020s 13.18 billion DOD, current US$ 15.38 billion DOD, current US$ 2.20 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Paraguay or Zambia?
Paraguay, at 15.74 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.47 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Paraguay and Zambia?
271.10 million DOD, current US$, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Paraguay ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 40th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). 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.