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
00.020.040.06197019972024

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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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.