Kazakhstan vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Kazakhstan
21.70 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
28.14 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Nigeria rank
13th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Kazakhstan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ against 21.70 billion DOD, current US$ in Kazakhstan, a difference of 6.44 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 264.10 million DOD, current US$ | 5.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.82 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.94 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 8.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.78 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 16.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.77 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Kazakhstan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ against 21.70 billion DOD, current US$ in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
- 6.44 billion DOD, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.