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

Burundi
0.0009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
112th
Lesotho rank
111th

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

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
00.0250.050.0750.10.125197620002024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burundi, a difference of 0.0005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 112th and Lesotho ranks 111th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
1980s 0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
1990s 0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
2000s 0.0463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 0.0042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
2020s 0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Burundi or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Burundi and Lesotho?
0.0005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 112th and Lesotho ranks 111th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per 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.