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

Nigeria
467.42 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pakistan
516.25 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
93rd
Pakistan rank
90th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 516.25 DOD, current US$ per person against 467.42 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 48.83 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 93rd and Pakistan ranks 90th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 36.5 DOD, current US$ per person 83 DOD, current US$ per person 46.5 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
1980s 229.76 DOD, current US$ per person 139.86 DOD, current US$ per person 89.9 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 287.98 DOD, current US$ per person 207.54 DOD, current US$ per person 80.45 DOD, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 218.71 DOD, current US$ per person 225.79 DOD, current US$ per person 7.08 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
2010s 259.57 DOD, current US$ per person 352.27 DOD, current US$ per person 92.69 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan
2020s 445.75 DOD, current US$ per person 523.42 DOD, current US$ per person 77.68 DOD, current US$ per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 516.25 DOD, current US$ 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$), per capita between Nigeria and Pakistan?
48.83 DOD, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 93rd and Pakistan ranks 90th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
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Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
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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.