Brazil vs Low & middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Brazil
112.52 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Low & middle income
2.42 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Low & middle income rank
1st
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Brazil
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 2.42 trillion DOD, current US$ against 112.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 2.31 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 21.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 123 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 26.52 billion DOD, current US$ | 22.86 billion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 13.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 104.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 91.74 billion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 29.87 billion DOD, current US$ | 253.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 224.04 billion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 29.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 429.76 billion DOD, current US$ | 400.51 billion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 53.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.68 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.63 trillion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 82.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.27 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2.19 trillion DOD, current US$ | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Brazil or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 2.42 trillion DOD, current US$ against 112.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Brazil and Low & middle income?
- 2.31 trillion DOD, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Low & middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Low & middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 1st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.