Lesotho vs Namibia: External debt, end year

Lesotho
711.58 million current US$
in 2011
Namibia
650.24 million current US$
in 2011
Lesotho rank
30th
Namibia rank
31st

External debt, end year over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M198019952011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 711.58 million current US$ against 650.24 million current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 61.33 million current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 31st of 42 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 195.69 million current US$ 0 current US$ 195.69 million current US$ Lesotho
1990s 561.77 million current US$ 65.69 million current US$ 496.08 million current US$ Lesotho
2000s 647.23 million current US$ 433.06 million current US$ 214.17 million current US$ Lesotho
2010s 704.74 million current US$ 614.00 million current US$ 90.74 million current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Lesotho or Namibia?
Lesotho, at 711.58 million current US$ against 650.24 million current US$ in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Lesotho and Namibia?
61.33 million current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for external debt, end year?
Lesotho ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 31st of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
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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 U.S. dollars.