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

Russian Federation
65.57 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
123.26 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Russian Federation
  • 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 65.57 billion DOD, current US$ in Russian Federation, a difference of 57.70 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.9 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 11.30 billion DOD, current US$ 36.94 billion DOD, current US$ 25.63 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 40.31 billion DOD, current US$ 43.62 billion DOD, current US$ 3.30 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 63.71 billion DOD, current US$ 87.58 billion DOD, current US$ 23.86 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 68.13 billion DOD, current US$ 108.23 billion DOD, current US$ 40.10 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, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 65.57 billion DOD, current US$ in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
57.70 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Russian Federation ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.