Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, short-term
Guinea-Bissau
817,000 DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
3.24 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
115th
Lesotho rank
112th
External debt stocks, short-term over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.24 million DOD, current US$ against 817,000 DOD, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2.42 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.0 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 112th of 120 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.61 million DOD, current US$ | 750,144 DOD, current US$ | 1.86 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 28.06 million DOD, current US$ | 4.50 million DOD, current US$ | 23.55 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 74.23 million DOD, current US$ | 4.07 million DOD, current US$ | 70.16 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 123.94 million DOD, current US$ | 26.50 million DOD, current US$ | 97.44 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 28.36 million DOD, current US$ | 7.69 million DOD, current US$ | 20.66 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 15.21 million DOD, current US$ | 5.14 million DOD, current US$ | 10.08 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.24 million DOD, current US$ against 817,000 DOD, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 2.42 million DOD, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 112th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.