Egypt vs Lesotho: Total debt service
Egypt
1.5%
in 2011
Lesotho
1.6%
in 2011
Egypt rank
17th
Lesotho rank
14th
Total debt service over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 50 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 5.0% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 5.9% | 3.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for total debt service?
- Egypt ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.