Bulgaria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
1,545 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
145.39 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,545 DOD, current US$ per person against 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1,400 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 10.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 43.53 DOD, current US$ per person 58.46 DOD, current US$ per person 14.93 DOD, current US$ per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 156.82 DOD, current US$ per person 59.02 DOD, current US$ per person 97.81 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2000s 966.78 DOD, current US$ per person 54.58 DOD, current US$ per person 912.2 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 1,594 DOD, current US$ per person 79.94 DOD, current US$ per person 1,514 DOD, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 1,553 DOD, current US$ per person 117.64 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$), per capita, Bulgaria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 1,545 DOD, current US$ per person against 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1,400 DOD, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.