Bangladesh vs Ghana: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bangladesh
0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
68th
Ghana rank
66th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 68th and Ghana ranks 66th of 121 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0605 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.0349 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0559 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Ghana?
0.0027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Ghana ranks 66th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.