Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: External borrowing, net

Ethiopia
7.95 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
9.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
25th
Guinea-Bissau rank
24th

External borrowing, net over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
-10.0B010.0B20.0B197019902011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 9.40 billion current LCU against 7.95 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.45 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 25th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 108.89 million current LCU 0 current LCU 108.89 million current LCU Ethiopia
1980s 363.47 million current LCU 132.64 million current LCU 230.84 million current LCU Ethiopia
1990s 931.38 million current LCU 2.93 billion current LCU 2.00 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.74 billion current LCU -5.91 billion current LCU 8.65 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s 7.20 billion current LCU 6.30 billion current LCU 897.50 million current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 9.40 billion current LCU against 7.95 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
1.45 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.