Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)

Democratic Republic of Congo
80.41 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
80.68 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
48th
Nigeria rank
47th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
0100200300197019902011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 80.68 DOD, current US$ against 80.41 DOD, current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.27 DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 87.22 DOD, current US$ 34.07 DOD, current US$ 53.16 DOD, current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 210.13 DOD, current US$ 227.12 DOD, current US$ 16.99 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
1990s 278.93 DOD, current US$ 289.81 DOD, current US$ 10.88 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
2000s 206.28 DOD, current US$ 169.86 DOD, current US$ 36.42 DOD, current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 87.23 DOD, current US$ 73.13 DOD, current US$ 14.1 DOD, current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 80.68 DOD, current US$ against 80.41 DOD, current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
0.27 DOD, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.