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

India
96.19 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
131 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
62nd
Zambia rank
60th

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

  • India
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 131 DOD, current US$ per person against 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person in India, a difference of 34.81 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

India ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.736 DOD, current US$ per person 70.19 DOD, current US$ per person 69.46 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
1980s 5.23 DOD, current US$ per person 126.14 DOD, current US$ per person 120.91 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
1990s 5.86 DOD, current US$ per person 93.58 DOD, current US$ per person 87.73 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 15.49 DOD, current US$ per person 23.18 DOD, current US$ per person 7.69 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
2010s 66.52 DOD, current US$ per person 49.57 DOD, current US$ per person 16.95 DOD, current US$ per person India
2020s 85.83 DOD, current US$ per person 108.24 DOD, current US$ per person 22.41 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, India or Zambia?
Zambia, at 131 DOD, current US$ per person against 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between India and Zambia?
34.81 DOD, current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.