Afghanistan vs Maldives: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives
0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
75th
Maldives rank
76th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Maldives ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 75th and Maldives ranks 76th of 121 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Maldives?
Afghanistan, at 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Maldives?
0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Maldives?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Maldives rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 75th and Maldives ranks 76th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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