Madagascar vs Zambia: External debt, end year

Madagascar
3.75 trillion current LCU
in 1996
Zambia
9.56 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
7th
Zambia rank
4th

External debt, end year over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 9.56 trillion current LCU against 3.75 trillion current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 5.81 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.5 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 662.24 billion current LCU 627.68 million current LCU 661.61 billion current LCU Madagascar
1990s 2.15 trillion current LCU 2.13 trillion current LCU 17.78 billion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 9.56 trillion current LCU against 3.75 trillion current LCU in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Madagascar and Zambia?
5.81 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 1996.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for external debt, end year?
Madagascar ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.