Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Ethiopia
101.45 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
80.68 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
44th
Nigeria rank
47th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
0100200300197019902011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 101.45 DOD, current US$ against 80.68 DOD, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 20.77 DOD, current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 10.62 DOD, current US$ 34.07 DOD, current US$ 23.44 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
1980s 114.67 DOD, current US$ 227.12 DOD, current US$ 112.44 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
1990s 167.97 DOD, current US$ 289.81 DOD, current US$ 121.84 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
2000s 70.87 DOD, current US$ 169.86 DOD, current US$ 99 DOD, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 95.01 DOD, current US$ 73.13 DOD, current US$ 21.88 DOD, current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, at 101.45 DOD, current US$ against 80.68 DOD, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
20.77 DOD, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). 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
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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.