Eritrea vs Ghana: External debt, end year

Eritrea
13.77 billion current LCU
in 2009
Ghana
20.81 billion current LCU
in 2010
Eritrea rank
34th
Ghana rank
31st

External debt, end year over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 20.81 billion current LCU against 13.77 billion current LCU in Eritrea, a difference of 7.05 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st of 47 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 623.71 million current LCU 4.18 billion current LCU 3.56 billion current LCU Ghana
2000s 9.29 billion current LCU 9.86 billion current LCU 570.18 million current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Eritrea or Ghana?
Ghana, at 20.81 billion current LCU against 13.77 billion current LCU in Eritrea as of 2010.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Eritrea and Ghana?
7.05 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for external debt, end year?
Eritrea ranks 34th 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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About this data

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.