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

Russia
0.0286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Syria
0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Russia rank
69th
Syria rank
71st

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

  • Russia
  • Syria
00.020.040.060.08199220072022

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.0286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 69th and Syria ranks 71st of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Russia
2010s 0.0362 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Russia
2020s 0.0374 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Russia or Syria?
Russia, at 0.0286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Russia and Syria?
0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Russia and Syria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Russia ranks 69th and Syria ranks 71st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.