Dominica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Dominica
0.2521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Dominica rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

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

  • Dominica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Dominica currently reports 0.2521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Dominica's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Dominica ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0461 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Dominica
2010s 0.2315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Dominica
2020s 0.2641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Dominica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Dominica, at 0.2521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Dominica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Dominica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Dominica ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.