Laos vs Zimbabwe: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Laos
61.86
in 2015
Zimbabwe
58.9
in 2015
Laos rank
65th
Zimbabwe rank
68th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Laos
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Laos currently reports 61.86 against 58.9 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.96.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 188 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 201.84 | 33.84 | 168 | Laos |
| 1990s | 155.31 | 63.85 | 91.46 | Laos |
| 2000s | 95.79 | 48.83 | 46.96 | Laos |
| 2010s | 58.58 | 56.74 | 1.85 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Laos or Zimbabwe?
- Laos, at 61.86 against 58.9 in Zimbabwe as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 2.96, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2015.
- How do Laos and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Laos ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.