Ghana vs Portugal: 18_International debt securities, short term, per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.0163 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.0178 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
61st
Portugal rank
60th

18_International debt securities, short term, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Portugal
00.0250.050.0750.10.125199620102025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0178 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Portugal ahead.

Ghana ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0286 units per US$ of GDP 0.0286 units per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.064 units per US$ of GDP 0.0623 units per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP 0.0164 units per US$ of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp, Ghana or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0178 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp between Ghana and Portugal?
0.0015 units per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 18_International debt securities, 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
18_International debt securities, 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
150 places, 3,974 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

18_International debt securities, 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.