Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tunisia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tunisia
0.3098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Tunisia rank
3rd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.3098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tunisia ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 3rd of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tunisia
1980s 0.0436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0486 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tunisia
2010s 0.0505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tunisia
2020s 0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.3098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
0.2478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 3rd of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.