Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
96th
Malawi rank
94th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 96th and Malawi ranks 94th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.3932 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.0972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 96th and Malawi ranks 94th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.