Egypt vs Viet Nam: External debt stocks, short-term

Egypt
31.00 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Viet Nam
37.09 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
11th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Egypt
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 37.09 billion DOD, current US$ against 31.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 6.09 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 6.02 billion DOD, current US$ 157.42 million DOD, current US$ 5.86 billion DOD, current US$ Egypt
1990s 3.03 billion DOD, current US$ 2.54 billion DOD, current US$ 490.76 million DOD, current US$ Egypt
2000s 2.31 billion DOD, current US$ 2.26 billion DOD, current US$ 46.25 million DOD, current US$ Egypt
2010s 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ 14.64 billion DOD, current US$ 7.83 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam
2020s 23.11 billion DOD, current US$ 34.04 billion DOD, current US$ 10.93 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Egypt or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 37.09 billion DOD, current US$ against 31.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Egypt and Viet Nam?
6.09 billion DOD, current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Egypt ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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
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.