Thailand vs Turkey: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Thailand
70.89 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Turkey
165.75 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Thailand rank
5th
Turkey rank
2nd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 165.75 billion DOD, current US$ against 70.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 94.86 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.
Thailand ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 854.40 million DOD, current US$ | 2.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.68 billion DOD, current US$ | Turkey |
| 1980s | 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 814.47 million DOD, current US$ | Turkey |
| 1990s | 27.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.68 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.32 billion DOD, current US$ | Thailand |
| 2000s | 16.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 38.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.61 billion DOD, current US$ | Turkey |
| 2010s | 52.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 107.88 billion DOD, current US$ | 55.14 billion DOD, current US$ | Turkey |
| 2020s | 67.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 147.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 80.09 billion DOD, current US$ | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 165.75 billion DOD, current US$ against 70.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Thailand and Turkey?
- 94.86 billion DOD, current US$, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Thailand ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.