Egypt vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Egypt
34.42 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
28.14 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Egypt rank
11th
Nigeria rank
13th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 34.42 billion DOD, current US$ against 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 6.28 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 997.57 million DOD, current US$ | 667.32 million DOD, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | 5.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.46 billion DOD, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.37 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 24.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.80 billion DOD, current US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 34.42 billion DOD, current US$ against 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 6.28 billion DOD, current US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.