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$), per capita over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Benin currently reports 87.79 DOD, current US$ 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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About this data
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.