Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 84th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 82nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Botswana ranks 84th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 82nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.