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

Kenya
759.95 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
865.9 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
81st
Zimbabwe rank
79th

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

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 865.9 DOD, current US$ per person against 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 105.95 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

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

Kenya ranks 81st and Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 92.59 DOD, current US$ per person 44 DOD, current US$ per person 48.59 DOD, current US$ per person Kenya
1980s 226.25 DOD, current US$ per person 251.61 DOD, current US$ per person 25.36 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 267.46 DOD, current US$ per person 400.67 DOD, current US$ per person 133.21 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 193.16 DOD, current US$ per person 401.8 DOD, current US$ per person 208.64 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2010s 410.59 DOD, current US$ per person 704.88 DOD, current US$ per person 294.28 DOD, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2020s 760.86 DOD, current US$ per person 873.54 DOD, current US$ per person 112.68 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$), per capita, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 865.9 DOD, current US$ per person against 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
105.95 DOD, current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Kenya ranks 81st and Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
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.