Belarus vs Bulgaria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Belarus
12.22 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria
9.99 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Belarus rank
23rd
Bulgaria rank
26th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 12.22 billion DOD, current US$ against 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.23 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belarus ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 26th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 706.48 million DOD, current US$ | 1.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 578.60 million DOD, current US$ | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.21 billion DOD, current US$ | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 11.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 277.73 million DOD, current US$ | Belarus |
| 2020s | 10.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 85.20 million DOD, current US$ | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Belarus or Bulgaria?
- Belarus, at 12.22 billion DOD, current US$ against 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 2.23 billion DOD, current US$, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Bulgaria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Belarus ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 26th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.