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

Djibouti
0.1248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Djibouti rank
16th
South Africa rank
18th

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

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
00.050.10.150.2198520042024

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.1248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Djibouti ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0997 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2010s 0.0671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.1404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or South Africa?
Djibouti, at 0.1248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and South Africa?
0.0081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.