Lower middle income vs Zambia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
5th
Zambia rank
7th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.7685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4418 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.69 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.4988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.91 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2801 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2915 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.3405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Zambia?
- 0.7685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.