Benin vs Laos: External debt stocks, short-term

Benin
1.27 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos
1.10 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Benin rank
56th
Laos rank
59th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Benin
  • Laos
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 172.76 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Globally, Benin ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 121 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (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, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.