Botswana vs Somalia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Botswana
- Somalia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 518.55 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Botswana ranks 100th and Somalia ranks 102nd of 122 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.97 million DOD, current US$ | 213.98 million DOD, current US$ | 101.00 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 1980s | 337.36 million DOD, current US$ | 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 1990s | 609.70 million DOD, current US$ | 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.83 billion DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2000s | 571.63 million DOD, current US$ | 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.15 billion DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.52 billion DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Botswana or Somalia?
- Botswana, at 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Botswana and Somalia?
- 518.55 million DOD, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Botswana ranks 100th and Somalia ranks 102nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.