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

Nigeria
0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Paraguay
0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria rank
29th
Paraguay rank
32nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 32nd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0464 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
1990s 0.0448 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2000s 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1804 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2010s 0.0283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2020s 0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Paraguay?
Nigeria, at 0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Paraguay?
0.0085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.