Botswana vs Gambia: External debt, end year
Botswana
18.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gambia
10.49 billion current LCU
in 2004
Botswana rank
33rd
Gambia rank
35th
External debt, end year over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.58 billion current LCU against 10.49 billion current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 8.09 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.8 times Gambia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 33rd and Gambia ranks 35th of 47 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 billion current LCU | 4.10 billion current LCU | 2.57 billion current LCU | Gambia |
| 2000s | 2.38 billion current LCU | 10.68 billion current LCU | 8.30 billion current LCU | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 18.58 billion current LCU against 10.49 billion current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Gambia?
- 8.09 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2004.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Botswana ranks 33rd and Gambia ranks 35th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.