Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Mexico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 145.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 62.08 billion DOD, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 83.24 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 457.95 million DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 11.76 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 28.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 33.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.45 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 22.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 43.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.03 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 61.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 87.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 26.58 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 55.56 billion DOD, current US$ | 118.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 62.59 billion DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 145.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 62.08 billion DOD, current US$ in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 83.24 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Mexico ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.