Botswana vs Ghana: External debt, end year

Botswana
18.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
20.81 billion current LCU
in 2010
Botswana rank
33rd
Ghana rank
31st

External debt, end year over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B198019952011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 20.81 billion current LCU against 18.58 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 2.23 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Botswana ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 31st of 47 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 1.10 billion current LCU 3.18 billion current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU Ghana
2000s 2.97 billion current LCU 9.37 billion current LCU 6.39 billion current LCU Ghana
2010s 10.74 billion current LCU 20.81 billion current LCU 10.08 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Ghana?
Ghana, at 20.81 billion current LCU against 18.58 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2010.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Ghana?
2.23 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for external debt, end year?
Botswana ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 31st 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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Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.