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

Eswatini
0.0144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eswatini rank
83rd
Kenya rank
81st

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

  • Eswatini
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Eswatini ranks 83rd and Kenya ranks 81st of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0707 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0678 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0176 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0117 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Eswatini or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Eswatini and Kenya?
0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Eswatini ranks 83rd and Kenya ranks 81st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.