Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
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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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.