Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
460.54 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
467.42 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
94th
Nigeria rank
93rd
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 467.42 DOD, current US$ per person against 460.54 DOD, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.88 DOD, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 36.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 20.78 DOD, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 66.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 229.76 DOD, current US$ per person | 163.36 DOD, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 116.16 DOD, current US$ per person | 287.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 171.82 DOD, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 141.55 DOD, current US$ per person | 218.71 DOD, current US$ per person | 77.16 DOD, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 496.01 DOD, current US$ per person | 259.57 DOD, current US$ per person | 236.44 DOD, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 456.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 445.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 10.31 DOD, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 467.42 DOD, current US$ per person against 460.54 DOD, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 6.88 DOD, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.