Bulgaria vs South Africa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bulgaria
0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
South Africa
0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
19th
South Africa rank
18th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • South Africa
00.10.20.3198520042024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0922 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.1936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.1992 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.1264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and South Africa?
0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.