Ghana vs Senegal: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Ghana
2.92 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Senegal
2.71 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
44th
Senegal rank
46th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.71 billion DOD, current US$ in Senegal, a difference of 209.60 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 46th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.56 million DOD, current US$ | 50.48 million DOD, current US$ | 45.08 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 1980s | 174.42 million DOD, current US$ | 248.21 million DOD, current US$ | 73.79 million DOD, current US$ | Senegal |
| 1990s | 557.36 million DOD, current US$ | 303.10 million DOD, current US$ | 254.26 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2000s | 874.37 million DOD, current US$ | 148.19 million DOD, current US$ | 726.19 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 983.10 million DOD, current US$ | 2.20 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 4.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.97 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Ghana or Senegal?
- Ghana, at 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.71 billion DOD, current US$ in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Ghana and Senegal?
- 209.60 million DOD, current US$, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Ghana ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 46th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.