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

Botswana
57.38 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana
76.09 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
71st
Ghana rank
68th

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

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 76.09 DOD, current US$ per person against 57.38 DOD, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 18.71 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ghana ahead.

Botswana ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 68th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 3.75 DOD, current US$ per person 10.73 DOD, current US$ per person 6.98 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
1980s 3.78 DOD, current US$ per person 13.09 DOD, current US$ per person 9.32 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
1990s 7.99 DOD, current US$ per person 31.97 DOD, current US$ per person 23.98 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2000s 18.35 DOD, current US$ per person 38.57 DOD, current US$ per person 20.21 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2010s 150.98 DOD, current US$ per person 111.44 DOD, current US$ per person 39.54 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2020s 75.46 DOD, current US$ per person 129.62 DOD, current US$ per person 54.16 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$), per capita, Botswana or Ghana?
Ghana, at 76.09 DOD, current US$ 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$), per capita between Botswana and Ghana?
18.71 DOD, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 68th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.