Sierra Leone vs Turkmenistan: External debt stocks, total

Sierra Leone
2.33 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.32 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
98th
Turkmenistan rank
96th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 990.66 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 98th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th of 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.35 billion DOD, current US$ 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ 82.47 million DOD, current US$ Sierra Leone
2000s 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ 282.78 million DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan
2010s 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ 6.68 billion DOD, current US$ 5.19 billion DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan
2020s 2.37 billion DOD, current US$ 4.53 billion DOD, current US$ 2.16 billion DOD, current US$ Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Sierra Leone or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
990.66 million DOD, current US$, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Sierra Leone ranks 98th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.