External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Ethiopia stood at 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Ethiopia peaked at 821.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 368.13 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 423.92 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 460.66 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 501.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 565.77 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 626 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 87.45 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -86.0% |
| 2000 | 85.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 53.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2002 | 56.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 64.12 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 64.52 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 113.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 2006 | 55.82 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 2007 | 58.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 51.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 202.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +295.0% |
| 2010 | 267.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 160.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 31.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 2013 | 180.61 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +464.8% |
| 2014 | 258.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2015 | 487.31 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 2016 | 821.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 2017 | 561.79 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 664.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 427.3 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 361.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 470.82 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 287.99 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 253.23 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +464.8% | 31.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 180.61 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +295.0% | 51.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 202.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433.4 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 87.45 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 626 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 51.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 202.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 386.14 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 31.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 821.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 324.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 470.82 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 103 Comoros 243.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 104 Madagascar 220.79 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Central African Republic 197.96 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 107 Malawi 145.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Lesotho 110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Myanmar 68.25 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Ethiopia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.01 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.175 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 66.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.58 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 598.11 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Ethiopia?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Ethiopia was 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 821.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.