Bangladesh vs Tunisia: External debt stocks, short-term

Bangladesh
12.95 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Tunisia
15.93 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
21st
Tunisia rank
20th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 15.93 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.95 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.98 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tunisia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 21st and Tunisia ranks 20th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 27.05 million DOD, current US$ 129.66 million DOD, current US$ 102.61 million DOD, current US$ Tunisia
1980s 140.37 million DOD, current US$ 208.39 million DOD, current US$ 68.02 million DOD, current US$ Tunisia
1990s 189.58 million DOD, current US$ 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ 914.96 million DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2000s 965.88 million DOD, current US$ 3.35 billion DOD, current US$ 2.39 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2010s 5.89 billion DOD, current US$ 6.98 billion DOD, current US$ 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2020s 14.96 billion DOD, current US$ 13.88 billion DOD, current US$ 1.08 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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 15.93 billion DOD, current US$ against 12.95 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Bangladesh and Tunisia?
2.98 billion DOD, current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tunisia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Tunisia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Tunisia ranks 20th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.