Botswana vs Cape Verde: External debt stocks, total

Botswana
2.32 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Cape Verde
2.36 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
98th
Cape Verde rank
96th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 41.59 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 98th and Cape Verde ranks 96th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1980s 359.77 million DOD, current US$ 92.72 million DOD, current US$ 267.05 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
1990s 609.70 million DOD, current US$ 193.21 million DOD, current US$ 416.49 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
2000s 571.63 million DOD, current US$ 489.18 million DOD, current US$ 82.45 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
2010s 2.10 billion DOD, current US$ 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ 360.91 million DOD, current US$ Botswana
2020s 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ 2.42 billion DOD, current US$ 401.02 million DOD, current US$ Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Botswana or Cape Verde?
Cape Verde, at 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Botswana and Cape Verde?
41.59 million DOD, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Cape Verde rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Botswana ranks 98th and Cape Verde ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.