Eritrea vs Lesotho: External debt, end year

Eritrea
13.77 billion current LCU
in 2009
Lesotho
6.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eritrea rank
34th
Lesotho rank
36th

External debt, end year over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 13.77 billion current LCU against 6.00 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 7.76 billion current LCU.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 47 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 623.71 million current LCU 2.59 billion current LCU 1.97 billion current LCU Lesotho
2000s 9.29 billion current LCU 5.19 billion current LCU 4.11 billion current LCU Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Eritrea or Lesotho?
Eritrea, at 13.77 billion current LCU against 6.00 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2009.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Eritrea and Lesotho?
7.76 billion current LCU, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for external debt, end year?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 36th 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.