Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Madagascar
130.34 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Sierra Leone
156.37 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Madagascar rank
93rd
Sierra Leone rank
91st
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 156.37 million DOD, current US$ against 130.34 million DOD, current US$ in Madagascar, a difference of 26.02 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Madagascar ranks 93rd and Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 123 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.41 million DOD, current US$ | 2.41 million DOD, current US$ | 34.00 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 144.07 million DOD, current US$ | 29.29 million DOD, current US$ | 114.78 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 347.44 million DOD, current US$ | 78.20 million DOD, current US$ | 269.24 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 338.44 million DOD, current US$ | 18.44 million DOD, current US$ | 320.00 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 309.13 million DOD, current US$ | 167.24 million DOD, current US$ | 141.89 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 173.84 million DOD, current US$ | 170.28 million DOD, current US$ | 3.56 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 156.37 million DOD, current US$ against 130.34 million DOD, current US$ in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 26.02 million DOD, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Madagascar ranks 93rd and Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.