Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total

Cape Verde
2.36 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.33 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
97th
Sierra Leone rank
98th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 29.84 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 92.72 million DOD, current US$ 807.63 million DOD, current US$ 714.91 million DOD, current US$ Sierra Leone
1990s 193.21 million DOD, current US$ 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ 1.14 billion DOD, current US$ Sierra Leone
2000s 489.18 million DOD, current US$ 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ 765.58 million DOD, current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ 250.30 million DOD, current US$ Cape Verde
2020s 2.42 billion DOD, current US$ 2.37 billion DOD, current US$ 49.80 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, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
Cape Verde, at 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
29.84 million DOD, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Cape Verde ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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
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.