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

Maldives
62.29 % change on previous year
in 2024
Vanuatu
118.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Maldives rank
9th
Vanuatu rank
6th

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

  • Maldives
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 118.78 % change on previous year against 62.29 % change on previous year in Maldives, a difference of 56.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.9 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and Vanuatu ranks 6th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s -5.22 % change on previous year 5.92 % change on previous year 11.14 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s 36.67 % change on previous year 20.17 % change on previous year 16.51 % change on previous year Maldives
2000s 68.26 % change on previous year 35.78 % change on previous year 32.48 % change on previous year Maldives
2010s 7.98 % change on previous year 24.6 % change on previous year 16.63 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2020s 3.65 % change on previous year 31.78 % change on previous year 28.13 % change on previous year Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Maldives or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 118.78 % change on previous year against 62.29 % change on previous year in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Maldives and Vanuatu?
56.49 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Maldives ranks 9th and Vanuatu ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed

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.