Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho, Kingdom of: External debt stocks, total

Guinea-Bissau
1.43 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho, Kingdom of
1.77 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
105th
Lesotho, Kingdom of rank
102nd

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho, Kingdom of
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How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 1.77 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.43 billion DOD, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 339.96 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 105th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 102nd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho, Kingdom of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho, Kingdom of Difference Ahead
1970s 17.08 million DOD, current US$ 18.67 million DOD, current US$ 1.58 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho, Kingdom of
1980s 325.44 million DOD, current US$ 179.19 million DOD, current US$ 146.26 million DOD, current US$ Guinea-Bissau
1990s 853.23 million DOD, current US$ 593.62 million DOD, current US$ 259.60 million DOD, current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ 712.17 million DOD, current US$ 324.95 million DOD, current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2010s 596.15 million DOD, current US$ 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ 524.33 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho, Kingdom of
2020s 1.30 billion DOD, current US$ 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ 489.40 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho, Kingdom of?
Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 1.77 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.43 billion DOD, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
339.96 million DOD, current US$, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho, Kingdom of rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 105th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.