Liberia vs Somalia: External debt stocks, total

Liberia
2.23 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Somalia
1.80 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Liberia rank
100th
Somalia rank
101st

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Liberia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 435.30 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 100th and Somalia ranks 101st of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 252.38 million DOD, current US$ 213.98 million DOD, current US$ 38.40 million DOD, current US$ Liberia
1980s 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ 159.67 million DOD, current US$ Somalia
1990s 2.35 billion DOD, current US$ 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ 87.28 million DOD, current US$ Somalia
2000s 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ 637.99 million DOD, current US$ Liberia
2010s 789.65 million DOD, current US$ 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ Somalia
2020s 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ 3.54 billion DOD, current US$ 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Liberia or Somalia?
Liberia, at 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Liberia and Somalia?
435.30 million DOD, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Liberia ranks 100th and Somalia ranks 101st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.