Bulgaria vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
1,545 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2022
Lower middle income
134.57 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
8th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,545 DOD, current US$ per person against 134.57 DOD, current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 1,410 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 11.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 43.53 DOD, current US$ per person 24.32 DOD, current US$ per person 19.21 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
1990s 156.82 DOD, current US$ per person 24.99 DOD, current US$ per person 131.84 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2000s 966.78 DOD, current US$ per person 28.93 DOD, current US$ per person 937.85 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 1,594 DOD, current US$ per person 83.71 DOD, current US$ per person 1,511 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 1,553 DOD, current US$ per person 117.68 DOD, current US$ per person 1,436 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Lower middle income?
Bulgaria, at 1,545 DOD, current US$ per person against 134.57 DOD, current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Lower middle income?
1,410 DOD, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lower middle income?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.