External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
801.4 % change on previous year
Burundi
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Tonga
Median
1.43 % change on previous year
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
5,849
What the numbers show
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 801.4 % change on previous year in Burundi; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.43 % change on previous year, and the mean is 17.95 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 43,995.2%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 26,929.0%).
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 801.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,373.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 682.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25,795.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 548.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Malawi | 447.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18,221.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 233.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,850.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 118.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 116.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,663.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 74.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Maldives | 62.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 45.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,346.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 43.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Montenegro | 37.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,065.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Fiji | 32.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 30.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 377.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 29.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,013.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Paraguay | 28.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 26.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Eswatini | 23.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 22.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Gabon | 22.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 22.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 676.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 21.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | 18.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 17.97 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Angola | 17.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 17.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,203.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Georgia | 13.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 303.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Belize | 13.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 365.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 13.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Armenia | 12.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 12.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,062.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Lebanon | 11.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 10.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 10.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 9.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 9.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43,995.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Djibouti | 8.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Kosovo | 7.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 7.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Somalia | 7.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Eritrea | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Guyana | 5.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 5.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 4.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Samoa | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Colombia | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominica | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Türkiye | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 343.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 61 | China | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Nepal | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.8001 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 0.7896 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.0026 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.9392 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Chad | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Yemen | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | -1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Benin | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Lesotho | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Cape Verde | -5.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | -5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 477.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | -8.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.6% | volatile |
| 83 | El Salvador | -9.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bangladesh | -9.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | -9.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,706.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | -11.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Ukraine | -13.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | -14.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Russian Federation | -14.8 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 186.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -17.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritania | -17.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 651.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Peru | -17.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 315.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | -17.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Zambia | -18.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 295.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -19.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | -20.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 350.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | -20.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Madagascar | -20.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | -25.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -25.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 221.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | -26.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | -28.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Kenya | -28.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Ghana | -30.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | -31.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 335.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Gambia | -32.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 641.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | -36.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | -47.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Suriname | -50.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | -50.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 997.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | -64.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 348.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Haiti | -66.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 465.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Ecuador | -69.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 485.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | -71.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | -86.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,244.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 235.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Comoros | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26,929.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Liberia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 437.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Tonga | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 18.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7.7 % change on previous year
- South Asia 6.55 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 6.19 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.16 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.81 % change on previous year
- Middle income 2.55 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 2.53 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 1.86 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.1197 % change on previous year
- Low income -0.4933 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -1.74 % change on previous year
- IDA only -7.13 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.