Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term

Mexico
61.17 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
123.26 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Mexico rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 61.17 billion DOD, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 62.09 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.0 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 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$ 3.58 billion DOD, current US$ 456.05 million DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 11.76 billion DOD, current US$ 13.77 billion DOD, current US$ 2.00 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 28.34 billion DOD, current US$ 33.78 billion DOD, current US$ 5.44 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 22.61 billion DOD, current US$ 43.62 billion DOD, current US$ 21.00 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 61.26 billion DOD, current US$ 87.58 billion DOD, current US$ 26.31 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 53.92 billion DOD, current US$ 112.48 billion DOD, current US$ 58.56 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 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 61.17 billion DOD, current US$ in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
62.09 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Mexico ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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
133 places, 6,256 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.