External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre by country
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
4.73 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Mauritius
Lowest
0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Tonga
Median
7,887 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
6,001
What the numbers show
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 4.73 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritius; the lowest is 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,887 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 87,610 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 44,005.5%), and the largest decrease in Turkmenistan (down 100.0%).
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 4.73 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 225.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 1.68 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Maldives | 330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Jamaica | 243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 227,196 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Dominica | 225,217 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Jordan | 179,895 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 169,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Grenada | 162,560 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 140,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 11 | China | 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 131,757 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 124,509 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Armenia | 110,175 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 100,443 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 92,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Republic of Moldova | 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 82,261 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Georgia | 59,961 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 57,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 51,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Albania | 43,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Fiji | 43,434 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 30 | India | 42,747 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 36,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 34,803 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 30,976 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 29,618 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 946.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | 26,659 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Cambodia | 24,770 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Samoa | 23,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 22,764 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Djibouti | 20,639 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 388.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,896.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 15,735 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6,074.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 14,205 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 213.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 13,366 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Montenegro | 12,694 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 11,598 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | 11,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 11,481 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 10,175 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | 9,939 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 9,630 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,382 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Gambia | 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 609.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 8,558 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 8,358 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 7,416 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 7,177 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 6,978 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 282.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Zambia | 4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 355.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 4,004 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 3,955 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 72 | Eswatini | 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 2,913 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 2,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Sudan | 2,578 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 2,421 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.7% | flat |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 2,197 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Togo | 1,846 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 1,815 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | 1,807 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Guatemala | 1,767 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 1,458 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,260.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Suriname | 1,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 86 | Mongolia | 1,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea | 1,211 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Somalia | 1,116 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | 980.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 803.13 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 732.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 654.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 302.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 628.11 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 607.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo | 577.52 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Botswana | 512.18 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Belize | 508.42 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 481.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Eritrea | 361.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Guyana | 285.49 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 253.23 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritania | 250.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Comoros | 243.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 220.79 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 197.96 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Malawi | 145.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Lesotho | 110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44,005.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Myanmar | 68.25 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.8 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Mali | 53.59 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 41.22 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 34.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Bhutan | 24.38 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Chad | 23.7 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 329.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 11.45 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Liberia | 0.8218 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Tonga | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 91,636 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia 44,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 43,140 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 36,718 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 19,515 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 13,099 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA only 3,195 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low income 749.21 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.