Jordan vs Lebanon: External debt stocks, short-term

Jordan
17.90 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lebanon
19.04 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Jordan rank
19th
Lebanon rank
17th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 19.04 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.90 billion DOD, current US$ in Jordan, a difference of 1.15 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 17th of 120 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 15.86 billion DOD, current US$ 14.95 billion DOD, current US$ 911.70 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 19.04 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.90 billion DOD, current US$ in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Jordan and Lebanon?
1.15 billion DOD, current US$, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lebanon?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Lebanon rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Jordan ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.