Iran vs Yemen: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Iran
- Yemen
How they compare
Iran currently reports 9.65 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ in Yemen, a difference of 2.57 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 72nd and Yemen ranks 74th of 122 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.94 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.48 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 1990s | 15.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.48 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 2000s | 15.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.14 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 2010s | 8.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 2020s | 8.96 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.67 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Iran or Yemen?
- Iran, at 9.65 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Iran and Yemen?
- 2.57 billion DOD, current US$, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Iran ranks 72nd and Yemen ranks 74th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.