External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Eswatini
Eswatini: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Eswatini, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 374.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini peaked at 12,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 119.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Eswatini 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 523.26 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 988.49 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 1979 | 465.12 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1980 | 872.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1981 | 348.84 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 813.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 1983 | 2,151 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +164.3% |
| 1984 | 406.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -81.1% |
| 1985 | 872.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 1986 | 989.94 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 991.81 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 459.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 1989 | 1,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +169.0% |
| 1990 | 265.27 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -78.6% |
| 1991 | 277.24 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 354.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 411.21 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 505.84 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 646.4 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 119.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -81.5% |
| 1997 | 9,192 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7569.0% |
| 1998 | 1,642 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 1999 | 3,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 2000 | 3,663 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 4,186 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 3,938 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2,998 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 2,409 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 5,547 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +130.2% |
| 2006 | 2,542 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2007 | 2,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 2,782 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 1,179 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2010 | 12,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +927.6% |
| 2011 | 9,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 2,294 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -75.7% |
| 2013 | 2,426 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,899 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 730.14 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2016 | 3,403 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +366.1% |
| 2017 | 10,571 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +210.7% |
| 2018 | 834.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -92.1% |
| 2019 | 1,143 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 1,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 2,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 695.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 2023 | 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +374.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +7569.0% | 119.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,192 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +927.6% | 1,179 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 658.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 465.12 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 988.49 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 914.35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 348.84 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,151 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,649 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 119.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,192 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,150 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,179 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,547 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,488 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 730.14 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,957 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 695.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 69 Russia 4,004 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Angola 3,955 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 71 Syria 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nepal 2,913 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Tajikistan 2,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Sudan 2,578 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Eswatini
- Net financial flows, IBRD 95.53 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.1199 NFL, current US$ 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -8.66 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 169.16 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.19 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini was 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Eswatini ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by 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.