Jordan vs Lebanon: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Jordan
18.94 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Lebanon
21.24 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Jordan rank
19th
Lebanon rank
16th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Jordan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 21.24 billion DOD, current US$ against 18.94 billion DOD, current US$ in Jordan, a difference of 2.30 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 205.04 million DOD, current US$ | 105.67 million DOD, current US$ | 99.37 million DOD, current US$ | Jordan |
| 1980s | 678.43 million DOD, current US$ | 471.48 million DOD, current US$ | 206.95 million DOD, current US$ | Jordan |
| 1990s | 881.60 million DOD, current US$ | 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 662.09 million DOD, current US$ | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 6.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.11 billion DOD, current US$ | Jordan |
| 2010s | 10.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.39 billion DOD, current US$ | Jordan |
| 2020s | 16.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 381.48 million DOD, current US$ | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Jordan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 21.24 billion DOD, current US$ against 18.94 billion DOD, current US$ in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Jordan and Lebanon?
- 2.30 billion DOD, current US$, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lebanon?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Lebanon rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Jordan ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.