Cape Verde vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Cape Verde
-5.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho
-3.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
79th
Lesotho rank
77th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Lesotho
-2000200400600800197920012024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -3.78 % change on previous year against -5.73 % change on previous year in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.95 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 62.37 % change on previous year -4.86 % change on previous year 67.22 % change on previous year Cape Verde
1990s 54.1 % change on previous year 8.65 % change on previous year 45.45 % change on previous year Cape Verde
2000s -5.24 % change on previous year 58.09 % change on previous year 63.33 % change on previous year Lesotho
2010s -17.56 % change on previous year -36.09 % change on previous year 18.53 % change on previous year Cape Verde
2020s 3.73 % change on previous year 173.86 % change on previous year 170.13 % change on previous year Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -3.78 % change on previous year against -5.73 % change on previous year in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
1.95 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Cape Verde ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.