Kenya vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Kenya
759.95 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
758.59 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
81st
Lesotho rank
82nd

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

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person against 758.59 DOD, current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 1.36 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 92.59 DOD, current US$ per person 14.89 DOD, current US$ per person 77.7 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 226.25 DOD, current US$ per person 109.08 DOD, current US$ per person 117.17 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1990s 267.46 DOD, current US$ per person 306.57 DOD, current US$ per person 39.11 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2000s 193.16 DOD, current US$ per person 360.43 DOD, current US$ per person 167.28 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2010s 410.59 DOD, current US$ per person 530.58 DOD, current US$ per person 119.99 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2020s 760.86 DOD, current US$ per person 781.2 DOD, current US$ per person 20.34 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Kenya or Lesotho?
Kenya, at 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person against 758.59 DOD, current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Lesotho?
1.36 DOD, current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.