India vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

India
493.79 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
467.42 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
India rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
93rd

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 493.79 DOD, current US$ per person against 467.42 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 26.37 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 21.21 DOD, current US$ per person 36.5 DOD, current US$ per person 15.29 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 51.65 DOD, current US$ per person 229.76 DOD, current US$ per person 178.11 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 97.31 DOD, current US$ per person 287.98 DOD, current US$ per person 190.67 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 130.91 DOD, current US$ per person 218.71 DOD, current US$ per person 87.81 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 334.29 DOD, current US$ per person 259.57 DOD, current US$ per person 74.71 DOD, current US$ per person India
2020s 442.29 DOD, current US$ per person 445.75 DOD, current US$ per person 3.46 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, India or Nigeria?
India, at 493.79 DOD, current US$ per person against 467.42 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between India and Nigeria?
26.37 DOD, current US$ per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
India ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.