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

Benin
0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0628 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
43rd
Somalia rank
40th

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

  • Benin
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0628 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 40th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0358 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0215 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.0882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0982 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 0.028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2000s 0.047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2010s 0.0921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.126 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0628 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Somalia?
0.0037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.