Afghanistan vs Somalia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Afghanistan
470.67 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Somalia
371.19 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
81st
Somalia rank
84th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 470.67 million DOD, current US$ against 371.19 million DOD, current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 99.47 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 81st and Somalia ranks 84th of 123 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.13 million DOD, current US$ | 784.40 million DOD, current US$ | 764.27 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2010s | 254.41 million DOD, current US$ | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2020s | 435.63 million DOD, current US$ | 946.59 million DOD, current US$ | 510.96 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 470.67 million DOD, current US$ against 371.19 million DOD, current US$ in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 99.47 million DOD, current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st and Somalia ranks 84th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.