Ethiopia vs Tunisia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Ethiopia
36.55 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Tunisia
40.46 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
38th
Tunisia rank
35th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 40.46 billion DOD, current US$ against 36.55 billion DOD, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.91 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tunisia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 35th of 122 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 369.46 million DOD, current US$ 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
1980s 4.83 billion DOD, current US$ 5.05 billion DOD, current US$ 218.72 million DOD, current US$ Tunisia
1990s 9.34 billion DOD, current US$ 9.90 billion DOD, current US$ 560.64 million DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2000s 5.09 billion DOD, current US$ 17.97 billion DOD, current US$ 12.88 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2010s 18.61 billion DOD, current US$ 29.17 billion DOD, current US$ 10.56 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia
2020s 32.96 billion DOD, current US$ 41.78 billion DOD, current US$ 8.82 billion DOD, current US$ Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Ethiopia or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 40.46 billion DOD, current US$ against 36.55 billion DOD, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Ethiopia and Tunisia?
3.91 billion DOD, current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tunisia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Tunisia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 35th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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
134 places, 6,470 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.