Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Guinea-Bissau
382,607 DOD, current US$
in 2025
Liberia
5.33 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
118th
Liberia rank
115th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.33 million DOD, current US$ against 382,607 DOD, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4.95 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Liberia's figure about 13.9 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th and Liberia ranks 115th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.61 million DOD, current US$ | 47.46 million DOD, current US$ | 44.85 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1980s | 28.06 million DOD, current US$ | 210.94 million DOD, current US$ | 182.88 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1990s | 74.23 million DOD, current US$ | 919.62 million DOD, current US$ | 845.40 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 2000s | 123.94 million DOD, current US$ | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.69 billion DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 2010s | 28.36 million DOD, current US$ | 3.61 million DOD, current US$ | 24.75 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 12.48 million DOD, current US$ | 901,586 DOD, current US$ | 11.58 million DOD, current US$ | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 5.33 million DOD, current US$ against 382,607 DOD, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 4.95 million DOD, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th and Liberia ranks 115th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.