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

Afghanistan
0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
75th
Sierra Leone rank
74th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 75th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 75th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.