Ghana vs Philippines: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Ghana
1,087 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Philippines
1,183 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
73rd
Philippines rank
72nd

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

  • Ghana
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1,183 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,087 DOD, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 96 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 73rd and Philippines ranks 72nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 79.69 DOD, current US$ per person 128.11 DOD, current US$ per person 48.43 DOD, current US$ per person Philippines
1980s 167.03 DOD, current US$ per person 462.73 DOD, current US$ per person 295.7 DOD, current US$ per person Philippines
1990s 321.93 DOD, current US$ per person 592.59 DOD, current US$ per person 270.67 DOD, current US$ per person Philippines
2000s 368.44 DOD, current US$ per person 680.3 DOD, current US$ per person 311.86 DOD, current US$ per person Philippines
2010s 1,004 DOD, current US$ per person 716.51 DOD, current US$ per person 287.54 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 1,267 DOD, current US$ per person 1,012 DOD, current US$ per person 254.54 DOD, current US$ per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Philippines?
Philippines, at 1,183 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,087 DOD, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Philippines?
96 DOD, current US$ per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 73rd and Philippines ranks 72nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.