Maldives vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
76th
Sierra Leone rank
74th

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

  • Maldives
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1809 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1778 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.1903 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.0198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.0626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sierra Leone?
0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.