Middle income vs Zambia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Middle income
0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income rank
9th
Zambia rank
7th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.8864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 5.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Middle income ranks 9th 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 income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1503 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.69 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.4 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.3261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.91 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9581 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$), per unit of gdp, Middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle income and Zambia?
- 0.8864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Middle income ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 7th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.