External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.33 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.33 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.85 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 3.91 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 4.88 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 7.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1976 | 9.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 1977 | 31.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +219.9% |
| 1978 | 28.74 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 31.34 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 36.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 35.59 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 58.97 DOD, current US$ per person | +65.7% |
| 1983 | 53.99 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 50.16 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 55.83 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 61.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 56.84 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 55.18 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 63 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 62.6 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 79.02 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 75.75 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 48.71 DOD, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 52.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 50.36 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 47.44 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 52.69 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 51.44 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 55.93 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 51.07 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 47.1 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 47.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 58.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 53.02 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 54.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 60.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 74.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 70.12 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 64.89 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 67.63 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 74.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 76.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 94.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 96.62 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 86.26 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 94.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 98.76 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 113.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 140.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 143.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +219.9% | 9.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 31.26 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 31.34 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.73 DOD, current US$ per person | 35.59 DOD, current US$ per person | 63 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 47.44 DOD, current US$ per person | 79.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 47.1 DOD, current US$ per person | 62.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.94 DOD, current US$ per person | 64.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 96.62 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 98.76 DOD, current US$ per person | 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 4 Türkiye 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 5 North Macedonia 1,743 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Jordan 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Bulgaria 1,545 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Tunisia 1,298 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Georgia 1,241 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Armenia 1,153 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 776.64 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.05 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 16.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 438.49 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5912 NFL, current US$ 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, IBRD 2.63 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 12.6% (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 145.39 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.