Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.2554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th
Zambia rank
7th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.2801 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.69 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.4158 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.91 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.5 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.2608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6147 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.1888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.2778 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9198 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$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.8546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.