Namibia vs Zimbabwe: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.83 billion current LCU against 5.40 billion current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 430.48 million current LCU.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 47 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 326.14 million current LCU | 2.52 billion current LCU | 2.19 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.22 billion current LCU | 4.49 billion current LCU | 1.27 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.01 billion current LCU | 6.47 billion current LCU | 1.46 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.83 billion current LCU against 5.40 billion current LCU in Namibia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 430.48 million current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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.