Botswana vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Botswana
919.42 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
865.9 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
77th
Zimbabwe rank
79th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 919.42 DOD, current US$ per person against 865.9 DOD, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 53.52 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Botswana ranks 77th and Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 152.53 DOD, current US$ per person 44 DOD, current US$ per person 108.54 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
1980s 295.23 DOD, current US$ per person 251.61 DOD, current US$ per person 43.62 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
1990s 416.06 DOD, current US$ per person 400.67 DOD, current US$ per person 15.39 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2000s 308.3 DOD, current US$ per person 401.8 DOD, current US$ per person 93.5 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2010s 965.98 DOD, current US$ per person 704.88 DOD, current US$ per person 261.1 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2020s 826.06 DOD, current US$ per person 873.54 DOD, current US$ per person 47.47 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Botswana, at 919.42 DOD, current US$ per person against 865.9 DOD, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
53.52 DOD, current US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 77th and Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.