External debt stocks, long-term in Somalia

Somalia: External debt stocks, long-term was 663.72 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
663.72 million DOD, current US$
Change on year
down 67.1%
World rank
109th
of 121 countries
All-time high
2.61 billion DOD, current US$
in 2020
All-time low
73.22 million DOD, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term in Somalia, 1970–2024

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Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 663.72 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, long-term in 2024.

That represents a change of down 67.1% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Somalia peaked at 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.22 million DOD, current US$, in 1970.

That places Somalia 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 206.67 million DOD, current US$ 73.22 million DOD, current US$ 429.33 million DOD, current US$ 10
1980s 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ 473.55 million DOD, current US$ 1.69 billion DOD, current US$ 10
1990s 1.80 billion DOD, current US$ 1.75 billion DOD, current US$ 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ 10
2000s 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ 1.70 billion DOD, current US$ 1.88 billion DOD, current US$ 10
2010s 1.87 billion DOD, current US$ 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ 2.05 billion DOD, current US$ 10
2020s 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ 663.72 million DOD, current US$ 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 106 Eswatini 969.26 million DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 107 Grenada 786.99 million DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 690.59 million DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 110 Eritrea 607.19 million DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 111 Burundi 601.23 million DOD, current US$ compare
  6. 112 Solomon Islands 514.34 million DOD, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term in Somalia?
External debt stocks, long-term in Somalia was 663.72 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 73.22 million DOD, current US$ in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
Somalia ranks 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-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, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.