Sierra Leone vs Somalia: External debt stocks, total

Sierra Leone
2.33 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Somalia
1.80 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
98th
Somalia rank
101st

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 530.30 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 101st of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 212.18 million DOD, current US$ 213.98 million DOD, current US$ 1.80 million DOD, current US$ Somalia
1980s 775.35 million DOD, current US$ 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ 667.32 million DOD, current US$ Somalia
1990s 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ Somalia
2000s 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ 1.47 billion DOD, current US$ Somalia
2010s 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ 1.87 billion DOD, current US$ Somalia
2020s 2.37 billion DOD, current US$ 3.54 billion DOD, current US$ 1.17 billion DOD, current US$ Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Sierra Leone, at 2.33 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 Sierra Leone and Somalia?
530.30 million DOD, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Sierra Leone ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 101st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.