Lesotho vs Liberia: External debt stocks, total

Lesotho
1.77 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Liberia
2.23 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho rank
101st
Liberia rank
99th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.77 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 461.59 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

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

Lesotho ranks 101st and Liberia ranks 99th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 18.67 million DOD, current US$ 252.38 million DOD, current US$ 233.71 million DOD, current US$ Liberia
1980s 179.19 million DOD, current US$ 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ Liberia
1990s 593.62 million DOD, current US$ 2.35 billion DOD, current US$ 1.76 billion DOD, current US$ Liberia
2000s 712.17 million DOD, current US$ 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ 2.65 billion DOD, current US$ Liberia
2010s 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ 789.65 million DOD, current US$ 330.83 million DOD, current US$ Lesotho
2020s 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ 128.29 million DOD, current US$ Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Lesotho or Liberia?
Liberia, at 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.77 billion DOD, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Lesotho and Liberia?
461.59 million DOD, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Lesotho ranks 101st and Liberia ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.