Bulgaria vs Pakistan: External debt stocks, short-term

Bulgaria
9.99 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Pakistan
9.61 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
24th
Pakistan rank
26th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ against 9.61 billion DOD, current US$ in Pakistan, a difference of 381.45 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 26th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 388.80 million DOD, current US$ 2.13 billion DOD, current US$ 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
1990s 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ 2.81 billion DOD, current US$ 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
2000s 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ 1.45 billion DOD, current US$ 5.86 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 11.26 billion DOD, current US$ 6.21 billion DOD, current US$ 5.05 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2020s 10.11 billion DOD, current US$ 8.36 billion DOD, current US$ 1.75 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Bulgaria or Pakistan?
Bulgaria, at 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ against 9.61 billion DOD, current US$ in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Bulgaria and Pakistan?
381.45 million DOD, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Pakistan?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Pakistan rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 26th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.