Russia vs South Africa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Russia
65.57 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
South Africa
60.64 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Russia rank
6th
South Africa rank
9th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 65.57 billion DOD, current US$ against 60.64 billion DOD, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 4.92 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | Russia |
| 2000s | 40.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 22.07 billion DOD, current US$ | Russia |
| 2010s | 63.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 38.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 25.31 billion DOD, current US$ | Russia |
| 2020s | 68.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 38.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 29.35 billion DOD, current US$ | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 65.57 billion DOD, current US$ against 60.64 billion DOD, current US$ in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Russia and South Africa?
- 4.92 billion DOD, current US$, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Russia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.