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

Burundi
0.3371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
81st
Kenya rank
78th

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

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burundi, a difference of 0.0191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Burundi ranks 81st and Kenya ranks 78th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2944 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.4314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7667 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
2000s 1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 0.2486 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0187 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.2737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3744 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Burundi or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Burundi and Kenya?
0.0191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 81st and Kenya ranks 78th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.