Lebanon vs Upper middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
0.7333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon rank
2nd
Upper middle income rank
3rd

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

  • Lebanon
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.7333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.6711 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 11.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s 0.1872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0912 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.1274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.6406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
Lebanon, at 0.7333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
0.6711 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.