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

Ethiopia
2.66 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
1.39 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
108th
Lesotho rank
111th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.66 DOD, current US$ per person against 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 1.27 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 108th and Lesotho ranks 111th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 1.27 DOD, current US$ per person 0.5652 DOD, current US$ per person 0.701 DOD, current US$ per person Ethiopia
1980s 2.03 DOD, current US$ per person 2.88 DOD, current US$ per person 0.8494 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
1990s 6.61 DOD, current US$ per person 2.11 DOD, current US$ per person 4.5 DOD, current US$ per person Ethiopia
2000s 1.12 DOD, current US$ per person 13.27 DOD, current US$ per person 12.15 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2010s 4.12 DOD, current US$ per person 3.64 DOD, current US$ per person 0.4801 DOD, current US$ per person Ethiopia
2020s 2.92 DOD, current US$ per person 2.24 DOD, current US$ per person 0.677 DOD, current US$ per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 2.66 DOD, current US$ per person against 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
1.27 DOD, current US$ per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 108th and Lesotho ranks 111th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.