External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth in Maldives
Maldives: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth was 62.29 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth in Maldives, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth in Maldives is 62.29 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 179.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth in Maldives peaked at 256.95 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -83.38 % change on previous year, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 9th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 20.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | -83.38 % change on previous year | -515.9% |
| 1981 | 100 % change on previous year | -219.9% |
| 1983 | 26.09 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1984 | 13.79 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1985 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1986 | -70.59 % change on previous year | -2429.4% |
| 1987 | 10 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1988 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1990 | 12.9 % change on previous year | +287.1% |
| 1991 | -77.14 % change on previous year | -697.9% |
| 1992 | 36.88 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 1993 | -31.05 % change on previous year | -184.2% |
| 1994 | -66.89 % change on previous year | +115.4% |
| 1995 | 195 % change on previous year | -391.5% |
| 1996 | 58.31 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 1997 | 49.89 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 45.71 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 143.14 % change on previous year | +213.1% |
| 2000 | -27.42 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2001 | 188.89 % change on previous year | -788.9% |
| 2002 | -9.62 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
| 2003 | -27.66 % change on previous year | +187.7% |
| 2004 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 2005 | 73.42 % change on previous year | -1682.1% |
| 2006 | 74.34 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 32.62 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 2008 | 256.95 % change on previous year | +687.8% |
| 2009 | 30.02 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2010 | -76.3 % change on previous year | -354.2% |
| 2011 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2012 | -27.94 % change on previous year | +470.8% |
| 2013 | -15.31 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2014 | 72.29 % change on previous year | -572.3% |
| 2015 | 8.37 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2016 | -16.96 % change on previous year | -302.7% |
| 2017 | -13.65 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 113.38 % change on previous year | -930.4% |
| 2019 | 40.79 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 2020 | 22.53 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 18.65 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2022 | -7.04 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 2023 | -78.17 % change on previous year | +1011.1% |
| 2024 | 62.29 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 62.29 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.51 % change on previous year, 41.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 62.29 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is -3.88 % change on previous year. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -2429.4% | 3.03 % change on previous year | -70.59 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1682.1% | -4.64 % change on previous year | 73.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.05 % change on previous year | 20.05 % change on previous year | 20.05 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.26 % change on previous year | -83.38 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.67 % change on previous year | -77.14 % change on previous year | 195 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.69 % change on previous year | -27.66 % change on previous year | 256.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.98 % change on previous year | -76.3 % change on previous year | 113.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 % change on previous year | -78.17 % change on previous year | 62.29 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 6 Vanuatu 118.78 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Tajikistan 116.25 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ethiopia 74.08 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Togo 45.53 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 43.6 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Myanmar 43.59 % change on previous year compare
More external debt data for Maldives
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 6.06 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -4,576 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -3.25 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 5,658 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 64.49 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 4.13 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 4.48 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 205.69 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth in Maldives?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth in Maldives was 62.29 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 256.95 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -83.38 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
- Maldives ranks 9th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.