Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Burkina Faso
217.47 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
215.71 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
102nd
Nigeria rank
103rd

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 217.47 DOD, current US$ per person against 215.71 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 1.76 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 13.26 DOD, current US$ per person 18.68 DOD, current US$ per person 5.41 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 59.24 DOD, current US$ per person 176.38 DOD, current US$ per person 117.14 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 104.77 DOD, current US$ per person 246.71 DOD, current US$ per person 141.94 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 107.94 DOD, current US$ per person 137.18 DOD, current US$ per person 29.23 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 135.53 DOD, current US$ per person 66.15 DOD, current US$ per person 69.38 DOD, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2020s 202.27 DOD, current US$ per person 180.67 DOD, current US$ per person 21.59 DOD, current US$ per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
Burkina Faso, at 217.47 DOD, current US$ per person against 215.71 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
1.76 DOD, current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
134 places, 6,457 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.