Brazil vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Brazil
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 346.09 billion DOD, current US$ against 112.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 233.56 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 123 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.39 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 13.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 25.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.09 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 29.87 billion DOD, current US$ | 33.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.12 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 29.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 48.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.79 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 53.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 172.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 118.71 billion DOD, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 82.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 292.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 210.65 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 346.09 billion 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 Lower middle income?
- 233.56 billion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.