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

India
96.19 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
95.53 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
62nd
Nigeria rank
63rd

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

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.66 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

India ranks 62nd and Nigeria ranks 63rd of 121 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.736 DOD, current US$ per person 15.01 DOD, current US$ per person 14.28 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 5.23 DOD, current US$ per person 41.15 DOD, current US$ per person 35.92 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 5.86 DOD, current US$ per person 38.18 DOD, current US$ per person 32.33 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 15.49 DOD, current US$ per person 29.29 DOD, current US$ per person 13.8 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 66.52 DOD, current US$ per person 69.78 DOD, current US$ per person 3.26 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 85.83 DOD, current US$ per person 88.65 DOD, current US$ per person 2.82 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, India or Nigeria?
India, at 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between India and Nigeria?
0.66 DOD, current US$ per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 62nd and Nigeria ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.