Burundi vs Liberia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Burundi
4.82 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Liberia
5.33 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Burundi rank
116th
Liberia rank
115th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Burundi
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.33 million DOD, current US$ against 4.82 million DOD, current US$ in Burundi, a difference of 510,130 DOD, current US$.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Liberia ahead.
Burundi ranks 116th and Liberia ranks 115th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.67 million DOD, current US$ | 63.26 million DOD, current US$ | 55.59 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1980s | 18.21 million DOD, current US$ | 210.94 million DOD, current US$ | 192.72 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1990s | 17.92 million DOD, current US$ | 919.62 million DOD, current US$ | 901.70 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 2000s | 43.03 million DOD, current US$ | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.77 billion DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 2010s | 10.43 million DOD, current US$ | 3.61 million DOD, current US$ | 6.82 million DOD, current US$ | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.43 million DOD, current US$ | 901,586 DOD, current US$ | 524,972 DOD, current US$ | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Burundi or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 5.33 million DOD, current US$ against 4.82 million DOD, current US$ in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Burundi and Liberia?
- 510,130 DOD, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Liberia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Liberia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Burundi ranks 116th and Liberia ranks 115th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.