Bulgaria vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Bulgaria
17.97 % change on previous year
in 2022
Nigeria
21.5 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
26th
Nigeria rank
24th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Nigeria
0200400197119972024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 21.5 % change on previous year against 17.97 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.53 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 154.99 % change on previous year -38.75 % change on previous year 193.74 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1990s 19.04 % change on previous year 46.78 % change on previous year 27.74 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 33.37 % change on previous year 11.81 % change on previous year 21.56 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2010s -5.11 % change on previous year 24.32 % change on previous year 29.43 % change on previous year Nigeria
2020s 3.1 % change on previous year 1.64 % change on previous year 1.47 % change on previous year Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Bulgaria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 21.5 % change on previous year against 17.97 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Bulgaria and Nigeria?
3.53 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nigeria?
37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.