Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Lesotho
58.33
in 2015
Zimbabwe
58.9
in 2015
Lesotho rank
71st
Zimbabwe rank
68th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 58.9 against 58.33 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.57.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.89 | 31.7 | 22.81 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 61.36 | 34.2 | 27.16 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 81.1 | 66.81 | 14.29 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 72.53 | 48.83 | 23.69 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 44.13 | 56.74 | 12.61 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 58.9 against 58.33 in Lesotho as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.57, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 71st 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.