Malawi vs Vanuatu: External debt stocks, short-term

Malawi
75.41 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
114.91 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Malawi rank
98th
Vanuatu rank
95th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 114.91 million DOD, current US$ against 75.41 million DOD, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 39.50 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 95th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 66.85 million DOD, current US$ 9.29 million DOD, current US$ 57.56 million DOD, current US$ Malawi
1990s 42.65 million DOD, current US$ 4.88 million DOD, current US$ 37.77 million DOD, current US$ Malawi
2000s 65.28 million DOD, current US$ 31.87 million DOD, current US$ 33.42 million DOD, current US$ Malawi
2010s 34.91 million DOD, current US$ 48.36 million DOD, current US$ 13.46 million DOD, current US$ Vanuatu
2020s 100.67 million DOD, current US$ 55.49 million DOD, current US$ 45.17 million DOD, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 114.91 million DOD, current US$ against 75.41 million DOD, current US$ in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Malawi and Vanuatu?
39.50 million DOD, current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Malawi ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 95th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,282 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.