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

Gabon
59.9 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana
76.09 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
70th
Ghana rank
68th

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

  • Gabon
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 76.09 DOD, current US$ per person against 59.9 DOD, current US$ per person in Gabon, a difference of 16.19 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 68th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 162.5 DOD, current US$ per person 7.8 DOD, current US$ per person 154.7 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
1980s 367.63 DOD, current US$ per person 13.09 DOD, current US$ per person 354.54 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
1990s 518.18 DOD, current US$ per person 31.97 DOD, current US$ per person 486.21 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
2000s 191.37 DOD, current US$ per person 38.57 DOD, current US$ per person 152.81 DOD, current US$ per person Gabon
2010s 99.98 DOD, current US$ per person 111.44 DOD, current US$ per person 11.46 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 56.56 DOD, current US$ per person 129.62 DOD, current US$ per person 73.06 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$), per capita, Gabon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 76.09 DOD, current US$ per person against 59.9 DOD, current US$ per person in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Gabon and Ghana?
16.19 DOD, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Gabon ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 68th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.