Congo vs Gabon: External debt stocks, total

Congo
6.73 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Gabon
6.82 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Congo rank
78th
Gabon rank
77th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Congo
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 6.82 billion DOD, current US$ against 6.73 billion DOD, current US$ in Congo, a difference of 88.31 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 77th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 402.37 million DOD, current US$ 823.19 million DOD, current US$ 420.82 million DOD, current US$ Gabon
1980s 2.82 billion DOD, current US$ 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ Congo
1990s 5.13 billion DOD, current US$ 4.15 billion DOD, current US$ 983.88 million DOD, current US$ Congo
2000s 5.54 billion DOD, current US$ 3.75 billion DOD, current US$ 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ Congo
2010s 5.57 billion DOD, current US$ 5.01 billion DOD, current US$ 561.74 million DOD, current US$ Congo
2020s 7.46 billion DOD, current US$ 7.59 billion DOD, current US$ 128.73 million DOD, current US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Congo or Gabon?
Gabon, at 6.82 billion DOD, current US$ against 6.73 billion DOD, current US$ in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Congo and Gabon?
88.31 million DOD, current US$, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Congo ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 77th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.