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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
123.26 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Viet Nam
37.09 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
11th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 37.09 billion DOD, current US$ in Viet Nam, a difference of 86.17 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.3 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 12 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 14.07 billion DOD, current US$ 157.42 million DOD, current US$ 13.91 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 33.78 billion DOD, current US$ 2.54 billion DOD, current US$ 31.25 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 43.62 billion DOD, current US$ 2.26 billion DOD, current US$ 41.36 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 87.58 billion DOD, current US$ 14.64 billion DOD, current US$ 72.93 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 112.48 billion DOD, current US$ 34.04 billion DOD, current US$ 78.44 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 123.26 billion DOD, current US$ against 37.09 billion DOD, current US$ in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
86.17 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.