Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Thailand: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Thailand rank
12th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 129,960 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 28.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 12th of 12 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 177.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,672 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,494 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 683.55 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,791 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,107 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 1,608 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 52,864 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 51,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 2,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 32,948 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 30,905 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 3,732 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 103,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 99,491 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 4,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 129,515 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 124,922 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
129,960 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.