Egypt vs South Asia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Egypt
34.42 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
South Asia
171.78 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Egypt rank
11th
South Asia rank
8th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Egypt
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 171.78 billion DOD, current US$ against 34.42 billion DOD, current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 137.36 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes South Asia's figure about 5.0 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 8th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 560.56 million DOD, current US$ | 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | 5.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.58 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.17 billion DOD, current US$ | South Asia |
| 2000s | 2.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 20.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.58 billion DOD, current US$ | South Asia |
| 2010s | 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 100.93 billion DOD, current US$ | 94.12 billion DOD, current US$ | South Asia |
| 2020s | 24.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 150.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 125.41 billion DOD, current US$ | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Egypt or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 171.78 billion DOD, current US$ against 34.42 billion DOD, current US$ in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Egypt and South Asia?
- 137.36 billion DOD, current US$, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Egypt ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 8th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.