Lebanon vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Lebanon
21.24 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
28.14 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Lebanon rank
16th
Nigeria rank
13th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Lebanon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ against 21.24 billion DOD, current US$ in Lebanon, a difference of 6.90 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lebanon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 123 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.67 million DOD, current US$ | 2.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.19 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 471.48 million DOD, current US$ | 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.89 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.76 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.01 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15.99 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.20 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, Lebanon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ against 21.24 billion DOD, current US$ in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Lebanon and Nigeria?
- 6.90 billion DOD, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Lebanon ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.