Gambia vs Vanuatu: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)

Gambia
112.06 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Vanuatu
92.16 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Gambia rank
95th
Vanuatu rank
96th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Gambia
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 112.06 million DOD, current US$ against 92.16 million DOD, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 19.89 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 95th and Vanuatu ranks 96th of 123 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 26.07 million DOD, current US$ 9.29 million DOD, current US$ 16.79 million DOD, current US$ Gambia
1990s 21.23 million DOD, current US$ 4.88 million DOD, current US$ 16.35 million DOD, current US$ Gambia
2000s 27.27 million DOD, current US$ 31.87 million DOD, current US$ 4.60 million DOD, current US$ Vanuatu
2010s 18.42 million DOD, current US$ 48.36 million DOD, current US$ 29.95 million DOD, current US$ Vanuatu
2020s 62.01 million DOD, current US$ 61.65 million DOD, current US$ 364,033 DOD, current US$ Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Gambia or Vanuatu?
Gambia, at 112.06 million DOD, current US$ against 92.16 million DOD, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Gambia and Vanuatu?
19.89 million DOD, current US$, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vanuatu?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Gambia ranks 95th and Vanuatu ranks 96th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
136 places, 6,476 data points, 1970–2025
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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.