External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey
Turkey: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey stood at 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey peaked at 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places Turkey 4th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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$), per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.4 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 25.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 26.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 30.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 32.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 35.2 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 40.91 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 142.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +248.2% |
| 1978 | 164.65 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 81.43 DOD, current US$ per person | -50.5% |
| 1980 | 55.09 DOD, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1981 | 47.53 DOD, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 37.42 DOD, current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 47.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 64.24 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 1985 | 93.89 DOD, current US$ per person | +46.1% |
| 1986 | 122.62 DOD, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 144.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 119.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 104.5 DOD, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 169.6 DOD, current US$ per person | +62.3% |
| 1991 | 159.92 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 218.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 314.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +43.9% |
| 1994 | 188.39 DOD, current US$ per person | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 257.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 1996 | 279.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 286.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 332.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 363.39 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 441.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 246.74 DOD, current US$ per person | -44.2% |
| 2002 | 278.59 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 402.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 2004 | 535.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 628.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 704.51 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 738.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 793.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 779.16 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,272 DOD, current US$ per person | +63.2% |
| 2011 | 1,306 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,525 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 1,864 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1,846 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,334 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 1,134 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 1,360 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 1,131 DOD, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 1,156 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,334 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1,403 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,739 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 2,049 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 430.21 DOD, current US$ per person, 4.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726.07 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +248.2% | 40.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 142.45 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 21.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 164.65 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 37.42 DOD, current US$ per person | 144.26 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 257.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 159.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 363.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 554.83 DOD, current US$ per person | 246.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 793.38 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,393 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,131 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,864 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,722 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,334 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 Mauritius 8,955 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Lebanon 3,280 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 3 Dominica 2,623 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
More external debt data for Turkey
- Net financial flows, IBRD 854.28 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.8193 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1,027 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0109 NFL, current US$ per person (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1.2 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2022)
- Use of IMF credit 7.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 188.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 399.46 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey was 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Turkey ranks 4th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.