India vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

India
382.72 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
345.87 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
93rd
Nigeria rank
96th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 382.72 DOD, current US$ per person against 345.87 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 36.85 DOD, 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 93rd and Nigeria ranks 96th 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 20.13 DOD, current US$ per person 21.48 DOD, current US$ per person 1.36 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 42.14 DOD, current US$ per person 188.61 DOD, current US$ per person 146.47 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 88.67 DOD, current US$ per person 249.61 DOD, current US$ per person 160.94 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 114.13 DOD, current US$ per person 186.35 DOD, current US$ per person 72.23 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 263.37 DOD, current US$ per person 176.75 DOD, current US$ per person 86.62 DOD, current US$ per person India
2020s 343.21 DOD, current US$ per person 323.39 DOD, current US$ per person 19.83 DOD, current US$ per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, India or Nigeria?
India, at 382.72 DOD, current US$ per person against 345.87 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between India and Nigeria?
36.85 DOD, current US$ 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 93rd and Nigeria ranks 96th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.