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

Nigeria
95.53 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
131 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
63rd
Zambia rank
60th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 131 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 35.47 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 15.01 DOD, current US$ per person 70.19 DOD, current US$ per person 55.18 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
1980s 41.15 DOD, current US$ per person 126.14 DOD, current US$ per person 85 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
1990s 38.18 DOD, current US$ per person 93.58 DOD, current US$ per person 55.4 DOD, current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 29.29 DOD, current US$ per person 23.18 DOD, current US$ per person 6.11 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 69.78 DOD, current US$ per person 49.57 DOD, current US$ per person 20.21 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 88.65 DOD, current US$ per person 108.24 DOD, current US$ per person 19.59 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$), per capita, Nigeria or Zambia?
Zambia, at 131 DOD, current US$ 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$), per capita between Nigeria and Zambia?
35.47 DOD, current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.