Botswana vs Turkmenistan: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Botswana
2.32 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.32 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
100th
Turkmenistan rank
97th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Botswana
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 1.00 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 97th of 122 countries.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 617.88 million DOD, current US$ 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ 648.12 million DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan
2000s 571.63 million DOD, current US$ 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ 965.91 million DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan
2010s 2.10 billion DOD, current US$ 6.68 billion DOD, current US$ 4.58 billion DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan
2020s 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ 4.53 billion DOD, current US$ 2.51 billion DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Botswana or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 3.32 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 Turkmenistan?
1.00 billion DOD, current US$, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Botswana ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 97th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
134 places, 6,470 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.