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

Egypt
0.0797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
31st
Nigeria rank
29th

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

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 29th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0353 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
1980s 0.1755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.0537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0448 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
2000s 0.0217 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.0241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.0558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Egypt and Nigeria?
0.0084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Egypt ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 29th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.