Yemen vs Zimbabwe: External debt as a share of gross national income
Yemen
33.5%
in 2018
Zimbabwe
33.0%
in 2024
Yemen rank
85th
Zimbabwe rank
86th
External debt as a share of gross national income over time
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 33.5% against 33.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Yemen ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 121 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 143.4% | 101.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 50.1% | 27.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt as a share of gross national income, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
- Yemen, at 33.5% against 33.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
- What is the difference in external debt as a share of gross national income between Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Yemen and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt as a share of gross national income?
- Yemen ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as External debt as a share of gross national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).