Bangladesh vs Bulgaria: External debt stocks, short-term

Bangladesh
12.95 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria
9.99 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
21st
Bulgaria rank
24th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 12.95 billion DOD, current US$ against 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.95 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 21st and Bulgaria ranks 24th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 90.29 million DOD, current US$ 388.80 million DOD, current US$ 298.51 million DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s 189.58 million DOD, current US$ 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 965.88 million DOD, current US$ 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ 6.34 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 5.89 billion DOD, current US$ 11.26 billion DOD, current US$ 5.37 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2020s 15.87 billion DOD, current US$ 10.11 billion DOD, current US$ 5.76 billion DOD, current US$ Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Bangladesh or Bulgaria?
Bangladesh, at 12.95 billion DOD, current US$ against 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Bangladesh and Bulgaria?
2.95 billion DOD, current US$, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bulgaria?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Bulgaria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Bulgaria ranks 24th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.