Belarus vs South Africa: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Belarus
0.4354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.4385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belarus rank
56th
South Africa rank
55th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Belarus
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.4385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belarus, a difference of 0.0031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Belarus ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 122 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.145 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1616 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.2389 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2069 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belarus
2010s 0.6057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2217 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belarus
2020s 0.5524 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4434 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Belarus or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.4385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Belarus and South Africa?
0.0031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Belarus and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belarus ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.