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

Nigeria
0.199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria rank
80th
Sierra Leone rank
82nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nigeria ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 122 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2336 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1980s 0.2642 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4977 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 0.3384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.44 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.1836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3759 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0928 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 0.199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.0105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Nigeria ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd 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 unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.