India vs Nigeria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

India
63.14 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
57.84 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
82nd
Nigeria rank
83rd

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 63.14 TDS, current US$ per person against 57.84 TDS, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 5.3 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.64 TDS, current US$ per person 3.2 TDS, current US$ per person 1.56 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 4.58 TDS, current US$ per person 28.14 TDS, current US$ per person 23.56 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 10.4 TDS, current US$ per person 18.71 TDS, current US$ per person 8.3 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 18.13 TDS, current US$ per person 20.43 TDS, current US$ per person 2.3 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 38.29 TDS, current US$ per person 14.89 TDS, current US$ per person 23.4 TDS, current US$ per person India
2020s 51.57 TDS, current US$ per person 40.06 TDS, current US$ per person 11.5 TDS, current US$ per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, India or Nigeria?
India, at 63.14 TDS, current US$ per person against 57.84 TDS, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between India and Nigeria?
5.3 TDS, current US$ per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.