External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in South Asia
South Asia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in South Asia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in South Asia peaked at 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5015 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$), per capita in South Asia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5015 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.5566 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.597 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6338 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7227 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7628 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7957 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8421 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.11 DOD, current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 1.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 2.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +73.5% |
| 1981 | 2.49 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 3.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +40.1% |
| 1983 | 4.51 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 4.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 5.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 5.7 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 6.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 7.24 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 8.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 9.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 7.47 DOD, current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 6.46 DOD, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 3.77 DOD, current US$ per person | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 4.6 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 5.17 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 6.53 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 4.15 DOD, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 4.27 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.66 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 3.13 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 4.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 2003 | 5.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 6.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 7.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 19.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +157.5% |
| 2007 | 28.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 34.83 DOD, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 37 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 42.92 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 57.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 68.76 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 68.95 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.17 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 62.63 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 64.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 74.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 76.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 78.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 76.3 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 86.97 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 94.52 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 89.7 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7746 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.5015 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.22 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.12 DOD, current US$ per person | 8.07 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 9.03 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.13 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.13 DOD, current US$ per person | 37 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 42.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 78.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.45 DOD, current US$ per person | 76.3 DOD, current US$ per person | 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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
- 11 Fiji 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Belarus 1,087 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Argentina 1,063 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for South Asia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 1.63 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.9692 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 49.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 22.81 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.0136 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.94 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in South Asia?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in South Asia was 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.74 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5015 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- South Asia ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.