Gambia vs Liberia: External debt stocks, total

Gambia
1.64 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Liberia
2.23 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Gambia rank
103rd
Liberia rank
100th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Gambia
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.64 billion DOD, current US$ in Gambia, a difference of 592.07 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Gambia ranks 103rd and Liberia ranks 100th of 121 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 23.69 million DOD, current US$ 252.38 million DOD, current US$ 228.69 million DOD, current US$ Liberia
1980s 246.67 million DOD, current US$ 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ Liberia
1990s 423.86 million DOD, current US$ 2.35 billion DOD, current US$ 1.93 billion DOD, current US$ Liberia
2000s 587.58 million DOD, current US$ 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ 2.77 billion DOD, current US$ Liberia
2010s 636.01 million DOD, current US$ 789.65 million DOD, current US$ 153.64 million DOD, current US$ Liberia
2020s 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ 669.29 million DOD, current US$ Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Gambia or Liberia?
Liberia, at 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.64 billion DOD, current US$ in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Gambia and Liberia?
592.07 million DOD, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Gambia ranks 103rd and Liberia ranks 100th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.