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

Colombia
0.4798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ecuador
0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Colombia rank
45th
Ecuador rank
42nd

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

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Colombia, a difference of 0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 45th and Ecuador ranks 42nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2892 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia
1980s 0.3556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
1990s 0.32 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2000s 0.2916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5616 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.27 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2010s 0.3232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia
2020s 0.5331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Colombia or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Colombia and Ecuador?
0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Colombia ranks 45th and Ecuador ranks 42nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.