Burundi vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)

Burundi
4.82 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Lesotho
0 DOD, current US$
in 2025
Burundi rank
116th
Lesotho rank
119th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 4.82 million DOD, current US$ against 0 DOD, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 4.82 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 123 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 7.67 million DOD, current US$ 1.00 million DOD, current US$ 6.67 million DOD, current US$ Burundi
1980s 18.21 million DOD, current US$ 4.50 million DOD, current US$ 13.71 million DOD, current US$ Burundi
1990s 17.92 million DOD, current US$ 4.07 million DOD, current US$ 13.85 million DOD, current US$ Burundi
2000s 43.03 million DOD, current US$ 26.50 million DOD, current US$ 16.53 million DOD, current US$ Burundi
2010s 10.43 million DOD, current US$ 7.60 million DOD, current US$ 2.83 million DOD, current US$ Burundi
2020s 1.43 million DOD, current US$ 2.15 million DOD, current US$ 723,993 DOD, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Burundi or Lesotho?
Burundi, at 4.82 million DOD, current US$ against 0 DOD, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Burundi and Lesotho?
4.82 million DOD, current US$, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Burundi ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
136 places, 6,476 data points, 1970–2025
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.