Ethiopia vs South Africa: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 110.07 billion current LCU against 100.30 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 9.77 billion current LCU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 786.65 million current LCU | 869.02 million current LCU | 82.37 million current LCU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.64 billion current LCU | 2.62 billion current LCU | 8.02 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 38.02 billion current LCU | 41.89 billion current LCU | 3.87 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 46.84 billion current LCU | 95.18 billion current LCU | 48.34 billion current LCU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 110.07 billion current LCU against 100.30 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2008.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 9.77 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Ethiopia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th 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.