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

Vanuatu
350.57 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vietnam
367.25 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
38th
Vietnam rank
35th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 367.25 DOD, current US$ per person against 350.57 DOD, current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 16.68 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 35th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 69.09 DOD, current US$ per person 3.16 DOD, current US$ per person 65.93 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
1990s 29.52 DOD, current US$ per person 35.56 DOD, current US$ per person 6.03 DOD, current US$ per person Vietnam
2000s 154.8 DOD, current US$ per person 27.2 DOD, current US$ per person 127.6 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 184.07 DOD, current US$ per person 157.1 DOD, current US$ per person 26.97 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2020s 174.97 DOD, current US$ per person 341.42 DOD, current US$ per person 166.45 DOD, current US$ per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Vanuatu or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 367.25 DOD, current US$ per person against 350.57 DOD, current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Vanuatu and Vietnam?
16.68 DOD, current US$ per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Vietnam?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Vietnam rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Vanuatu ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.