Low income vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Low income
13.54 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
28.14 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Low income rank
13th
Nigeria rank
13th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Low income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.14 billion DOD, current US$ against 13.54 billion DOD, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 14.60 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Low income ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 13 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 887.53 million DOD, current US$ | 997.57 million DOD, current US$ | 110.04 million DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 1990s | 16.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.10 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2000s | 13.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.59 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2010s | 11.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.75 billion DOD, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 13.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.36 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, Low income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 28.14 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 Low income and Nigeria?
- 14.60 billion DOD, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Low income ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.