Botswana vs China: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.1202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China
0.1292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
117th
China rank
116th

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

  • Botswana
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.1292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 117th and China ranks 116th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.1371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.0695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0448 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or China?
China, at 0.1292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and China?
0.009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 117th and China ranks 116th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.