Benin vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Benin
87.79 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
95.53 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Benin rank
65th
Nigeria rank
63rd

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person against 87.79 DOD, current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 7.74 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Benin ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 63rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.76 DOD, current US$ per person 15.01 DOD, current US$ per person 9.25 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 25.47 DOD, current US$ per person 41.15 DOD, current US$ per person 15.68 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 10.63 DOD, current US$ per person 38.18 DOD, current US$ per person 27.55 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 36.76 DOD, current US$ per person 29.29 DOD, current US$ per person 7.47 DOD, current US$ per person Benin
2010s 100.31 DOD, current US$ per person 69.78 DOD, current US$ per person 30.54 DOD, current US$ per person Benin
2020s 109.45 DOD, current US$ per person 88.65 DOD, current US$ per person 20.8 DOD, current US$ per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Benin or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person against 87.79 DOD, current US$ per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Benin and Nigeria?
7.74 DOD, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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, short-term (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
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (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.