Bulgaria vs Serbia: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 51.98 billion DOD, current US$ against 47.21 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.78 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 29th of 121 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 20.80 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.97 billion DOD, current US$ | Serbia |
| 1990s | 11.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.72 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ | Serbia |
| 2000s | 26.56 billion DOD, current US$ | 19.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.47 billion DOD, current US$ | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 45.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 31.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.14 billion DOD, current US$ | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 46.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 41.93 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.41 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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 51.98 billion DOD, current US$ against 47.21 billion DOD, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 4.78 billion DOD, current US$, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 29th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.