Kenya vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Kenya
0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
78th
Zimbabwe rank
80th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0767 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.6084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7667 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5987 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.3512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4962 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.2672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4652 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3744 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 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$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya 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$), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.