Bulgaria vs Tunisia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Bulgaria
15.87 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Tunisia
20.82 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
38th
Tunisia rank
36th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 20.82 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.87 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.95 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 36th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 4.61 billion DOD, current US$ 4.69 billion DOD, current US$ 75.84 million DOD, current US$ Tunisia
1990s 8.79 billion DOD, current US$ 8.31 billion DOD, current US$ 475.48 million DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 6.30 billion DOD, current US$ 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ 6.48 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2010s 8.02 billion DOD, current US$ 18.59 billion DOD, current US$ 10.57 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2020s 15.62 billion DOD, current US$ 23.52 billion DOD, current US$ 7.90 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Bulgaria or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 20.82 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.87 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Bulgaria and Tunisia?
4.95 billion DOD, current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tunisia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Tunisia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 36th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, 6,457 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.