Gambia vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Gambia
0.0256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia rank
73rd
Sierra Leone rank
74th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0686 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1980s 0.1152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
1990s 0.0305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gambia
2010s 0.0122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
Gambia, at 0.0256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Gambia ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.