Bulgaria vs Kenya: External debt stocks, total

Bulgaria
47.21 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
Kenya
42.89 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
30th
Kenya rank
33rd

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 47.21 billion DOD, current US$ against 42.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 4.32 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 4.83 billion DOD, current US$ 4.44 billion DOD, current US$ 385.47 million DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s 11.15 billion DOD, current US$ 6.96 billion DOD, current US$ 4.19 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 26.56 billion DOD, current US$ 6.84 billion DOD, current US$ 19.71 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 45.06 billion DOD, current US$ 19.56 billion DOD, current US$ 25.49 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2020s 46.34 billion DOD, current US$ 40.27 billion DOD, current US$ 6.07 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Bulgaria or Kenya?
Bulgaria, at 47.21 billion DOD, current US$ against 42.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Bulgaria and Kenya?
4.32 billion DOD, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kenya?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.