Congo vs Madagascar: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 7.76 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.71 billion DOD, current US$ in Congo, a difference of 51.28 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 78th and Madagascar ranks 76th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402.37 million DOD, current US$ | 563.11 million DOD, current US$ | 160.74 million DOD, current US$ | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 280.34 million DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.00 billion DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 2000s | 5.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.03 billion DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 2010s | 5.56 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.37 billion DOD, current US$ | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 7.76 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.71 billion DOD, current US$ in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Congo and Madagascar?
- 51.28 million DOD, current US$, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Congo ranks 78th and Madagascar ranks 76th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.