How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs China: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit

Botswana

0.0047 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

China

0.0041 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Botswana rank

51st

China rank

54th

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit over time

Botswana
China

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.

Botswana ranks 51st and China ranks 54th of 209 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	China	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0088 units per US$ of GDP	0.0088 units per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0049 units per US$ of GDP	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit, Botswana or China?: Botswana, at 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit between Botswana and China?: 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit?: Botswana ranks 51st and China ranks 54th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 209 places, 5,125 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.