Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI
Sierra Leone
31.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
33.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
94th
Zimbabwe rank
90th
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 33.0% against 31.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 129 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6% | 143.4% | 73.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 50.0% | 25.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 44.3% | 10.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks as a proportion of gni, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 33.0% against 31.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks as a proportion of gni between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 1.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Sierra Leone ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.