External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Somalia

Somalia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 3,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
114th
of 120 countries
All-time high
4,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
116.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Somalia, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 3,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023.

That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Somalia peaked at 4,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 116.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Somalia 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Somalia, 1970 to 2023.
Year DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Change
1970 116.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
1971 127.06 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +8.9%
1972 153.4 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +20.7%
1973 189.4 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +23.5%
1974 245.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +29.4%
1975 294.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +20.3%
1976 384.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +30.4%
1977 485.31 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +26.2%
1978 613.69 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +26.5%
1979 684.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +11.5%
1980 754.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +10.3%
1981 1,376 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +82.3%
1982 1,564 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +13.7%
1983 1,769 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +13.1%
1984 1,911 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +8.0%
1985 2,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +10.6%
1986 2,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +10.5%
1987 2,570 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +10.0%
1988 2,615 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +1.7%
1989 2,688 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +2.8%
1990 2,873 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +6.9%
1991 2,908 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +1.2%
1992 2,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -2.2%
1993 2,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.0%
1994 2,910 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
1995 2,941 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +1.1%
1996 2,885 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -1.9%
1997 2,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -3.4%
1998 2,849 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +2.3%
1999 2,817 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -1.1%
2000 2,759 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -2.1%
2001 2,709 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -1.8%
2002 2,816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +3.9%
2003 2,938 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +4.4%
2004 2,958 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +0.7%
2005 2,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -3.7%
2006 2,914 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +2.3%
2007 2,999 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +2.9%
2008 2,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.2%
2009 3,004 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +0.3%
2010 2,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.3%
2011 2,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 2,981 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.4%
2013 2,965 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.5%
2014 2,868 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -3.3%
2015 2,804 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -2.2%
2016 2,780 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.8%
2017 2,846 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
2018 3,269 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +14.8%
2019 3,267 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.1%
2020 4,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre +27.3%
2021 3,687 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -11.3%
2022 3,684 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 3,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 329.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 116.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 684.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10
1980s 1,970 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 754.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,688 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10
1990s 2,865 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,941 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 2,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,709 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,004 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 2,977 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,780 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,269 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 3,687 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 111 Niger 3,817 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 112 Mauritania 3,623 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 113 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 115 Afghanistan 2,874 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 116 Botswana 2,759 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 117 Chad 1,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Somalia?
External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Somalia was 3,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 4,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 116.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Somalia ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
132 places, 6,185 data points, 1970–2023
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.