Brazil vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, short-term

Brazil
84.28 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lower middle income
391.26 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Lower middle income rank
5th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Brazil
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 391.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 84.28 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 306.98 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 121 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ 7.96 billion DOD, current US$ 4.30 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
1980s 13.23 billion DOD, current US$ 33.66 billion DOD, current US$ 20.43 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
1990s 29.87 billion DOD, current US$ 43.91 billion DOD, current US$ 14.04 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 29.25 billion DOD, current US$ 63.42 billion DOD, current US$ 34.17 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 53.99 billion DOD, current US$ 214.84 billion DOD, current US$ 160.85 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 76.06 billion DOD, current US$ 349.66 billion DOD, current US$ 273.60 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Brazil or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 391.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 84.28 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Brazil and Lower middle income?
306.98 billion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Brazil ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.