Low income vs Vietnam: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Low income
13.54 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Vietnam
40.65 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Low income rank
13th
Vietnam rank
10th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Low income
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 40.65 billion DOD, current US$ against 13.54 billion DOD, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 27.11 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 13 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.00 billion DOD, current US$ | 157.42 million DOD, current US$ | 4.85 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 1990s | 16.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.87 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2000s | 13.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.65 billion DOD, current US$ | Low income |
| 2010s | 11.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.64 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.21 billion DOD, current US$ | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 13.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 35.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.31 billion DOD, current US$ | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Low income or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 40.65 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 Vietnam?
- 27.11 billion DOD, current US$, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Vietnam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Vietnam rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Low income ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.