Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.36 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi
3.48 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
104th
Malawi rank
106th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.36 DOD, current US$ per person against 3.48 DOD, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.88 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 106th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 9.87 DOD, current US$ per person 4.43 DOD, current US$ per person 5.44 DOD, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 14.92 DOD, current US$ per person 9.79 DOD, current US$ per person 5.13 DOD, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 55.33 DOD, current US$ per person 4.15 DOD, current US$ per person 51.18 DOD, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 20.64 DOD, current US$ per person 5.15 DOD, current US$ per person 15.49 DOD, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 3.33 DOD, current US$ per person 2.05 DOD, current US$ per person 1.28 DOD, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 4.24 DOD, current US$ per person 4.98 DOD, current US$ per person 0.7446 DOD, current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.36 DOD, current US$ per person against 3.48 DOD, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
0.88 DOD, current US$ per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 106th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.