Botswana vs Uganda: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.0075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
92nd
Uganda rank
90th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Uganda'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 Uganda ahead.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 90th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0266 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Uganda?
- 0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 90th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.