Botswana vs Myanmar: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- Botswana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 15.3% against 11.9% in Botswana, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Myanmar ahead.
Botswana ranks 117th and Myanmar ranks 114th of 122 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.3% | 56.1% | 21.8% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 218.6% | 195.7% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 159.0% | 145.2% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 61.6% | 54.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 17.3% | 2.6% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 18.5% | 7.7% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, Botswana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 15.3% against 11.9% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between Botswana and Myanmar?
- 3.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Myanmar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Myanmar rank globally for external debt stocks?
- Botswana ranks 117th and Myanmar ranks 114th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. 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.