Lebanon vs Low income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Lebanon
21.24 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Low income
13.54 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Lebanon rank
16th
Low income rank
13th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Lebanon
- Low income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 21.24 billion DOD, current US$ against 13.54 billion DOD, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 7.70 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.6 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Low income ahead.
Lebanon ranks 16th and Low income ranks 13th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Low income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.67 million DOD, current US$ | 2.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 1980s | 471.48 million DOD, current US$ | 4.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.30 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 1990s | 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.86 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2000s | 3.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.84 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2010s | 6.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.26 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2020s | 15.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.16 billion DOD, current US$ | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Lebanon or Low income?
- Lebanon, at 21.24 billion DOD, current US$ against 13.54 billion DOD, current US$ in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Lebanon and Low income?
- 7.70 billion DOD, current US$, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Low income?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Low income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Lebanon ranks 16th and Low income ranks 13th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.