Benin vs Ghana: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Benin
87.79 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana
76.09 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Benin rank
65th
Ghana rank
68th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 87.79 DOD, current US$ per person against 76.09 DOD, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 11.7 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 68th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 5.76 DOD, current US$ per person 7.8 DOD, current US$ per person 2.04 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
1980s 25.47 DOD, current US$ per person 13.09 DOD, current US$ per person 12.38 DOD, current US$ per person Benin
1990s 10.63 DOD, current US$ per person 31.97 DOD, current US$ per person 21.34 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2000s 36.76 DOD, current US$ per person 38.57 DOD, current US$ per person 1.8 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2010s 100.31 DOD, current US$ per person 111.44 DOD, current US$ per person 11.13 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 109.45 DOD, current US$ per person 129.62 DOD, current US$ per person 20.17 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Benin or Ghana?
Benin, at 87.79 DOD, current US$ per person against 76.09 DOD, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Benin and Ghana?
11.7 DOD, current US$ per person, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 68th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.