El Salvador vs Zambia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
El Salvador
3.72 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
3.15 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
El Salvador rank
39th
Zambia rank
41st
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.72 billion DOD, current US$ against 3.15 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 573.82 million DOD, current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 274.33 million DOD, current US$ | 649.39 million DOD, current US$ | 375.06 million DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 172.62 million DOD, current US$ | 864.48 million DOD, current US$ | 691.86 million DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 1990s | 456.95 million DOD, current US$ | 778.16 million DOD, current US$ | 321.20 million DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 283.93 million DOD, current US$ | 1.21 billion DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 792.80 million DOD, current US$ | 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.63 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 294.37 million DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, El Salvador or Zambia?
- El Salvador, at 3.72 billion DOD, current US$ against 3.15 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 573.82 million DOD, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.