Malawi vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.3309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
84th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 122 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 0.7918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.73 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9422 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.5166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1851 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.2759 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.3342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.