Afghanistan vs Syria: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Syria
0.2048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
107th
Syria rank
105th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
0.10.20.30.4200620152024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.2048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 107th and Syria ranks 105th of 122 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria
2020s 0.2119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Syria?
Syria, at 0.2048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 107th and Syria ranks 105th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.