Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs South Africa: External debt stocks, short-term

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
107.84 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
South Africa
46.83 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
10th
South Africa rank
10th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B197019972024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 107.84 billion DOD, current US$ against 46.83 billion DOD, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 61.01 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 10th of 12 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 21.60 billion DOD, current US$ 10.24 billion DOD, current US$ 11.37 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 28.07 billion DOD, current US$ 18.25 billion DOD, current US$ 9.82 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 50.60 billion DOD, current US$ 38.40 billion DOD, current US$ 12.20 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 92.30 billion DOD, current US$ 41.07 billion DOD, current US$ 51.23 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or South Africa?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 107.84 billion DOD, current US$ against 46.83 billion DOD, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa?
61.01 billion DOD, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 10th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.