Bulgaria vs Kenya: External debt stocks, long-term

Bulgaria
35.26 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Kenya
35.92 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Kenya rank
31st

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 35.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 35.26 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 660.60 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 31st of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 4.61 billion DOD, current US$ 3.56 billion DOD, current US$ 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s 9.03 billion DOD, current US$ 5.85 billion DOD, current US$ 3.18 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 17.67 billion DOD, current US$ 5.85 billion DOD, current US$ 11.82 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 32.91 billion DOD, current US$ 16.37 billion DOD, current US$ 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2020s 34.60 billion DOD, current US$ 35.28 billion DOD, current US$ 679.83 million DOD, current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Bulgaria or Kenya?
Kenya, at 35.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 35.26 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Bulgaria and Kenya?
660.60 million DOD, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kenya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 31st of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,450 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.