Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.34 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.01 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 121 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 892.59 million DOD, current US$ | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 979.92 million DOD, current US$ | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Afghanistan, at 3.34 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 1.01 billion DOD, current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.