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

Botswana
57.38 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gabon
59.9 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
71st
Gabon rank
70th

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

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 59.9 DOD, current US$ per person against 57.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 2.52 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Gabon ahead.

Botswana ranks 71st and Gabon ranks 70th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 3.75 DOD, current US$ per person 218.13 DOD, current US$ per person 214.37 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
1980s 3.78 DOD, current US$ per person 367.63 DOD, current US$ per person 363.85 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
1990s 7.99 DOD, current US$ per person 518.18 DOD, current US$ per person 510.19 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
2000s 18.35 DOD, current US$ per person 191.37 DOD, current US$ per person 173.02 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
2010s 150.98 DOD, current US$ per person 99.98 DOD, current US$ per person 51 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2020s 75.46 DOD, current US$ per person 56.56 DOD, current US$ per person 18.9 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Gabon?
Gabon, at 59.9 DOD, current US$ per person against 57.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Gabon?
2.52 DOD, current US$ per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 71st and Gabon ranks 70th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.