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

Eritrea
171.74 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
215.71 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
105th
Nigeria rank
103rd

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

  • Eritrea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 215.71 DOD, current US$ per person against 171.74 DOD, current US$ per person in Eritrea, a difference of 43.97 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.

Eritrea ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 122 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 45.05 DOD, current US$ per person 218.03 DOD, current US$ per person 172.98 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 258.46 DOD, current US$ per person 137.18 DOD, current US$ per person 121.28 DOD, current US$ per person Eritrea
2010s 274.43 DOD, current US$ per person 66.15 DOD, current US$ per person 208.27 DOD, current US$ per person Eritrea
2020s 195.38 DOD, current US$ per person 180.67 DOD, current US$ per person 14.71 DOD, current US$ per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Eritrea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 215.71 DOD, current US$ per person against 171.74 DOD, current US$ per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Eritrea and Nigeria?
43.97 DOD, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Eritrea ranks 105th 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.