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

Lesotho
0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Niger
0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
111th
Niger rank
109th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
00.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Niger ahead.

Lesotho ranks 111th and Niger ranks 109th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
1980s 0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
1990s 0.0047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
2000s 0.0302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.0034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
2020s 0.0022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Niger?
Niger, at 0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Niger?
0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 111th and Niger ranks 109th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.