External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Iran
Iran: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Iran, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 195.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iran peaked at 10,808 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
Iran ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, 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$) … square in Iran, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 41.6 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +250859.8% |
| 1982 | 2,928 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6938.5% |
| 1983 | 2,541 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 1,660 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 2,251 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1986 | 2,096 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 2,373 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 2,318 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,859 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 4,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1991 | 5,689 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 8,782 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1993 | 10,808 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 4,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 1995 | 3,960 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 2,919 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 2,059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 2,765 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1999 | 2,221 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 2,258 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,628 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 1,275 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 2,942 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +130.7% |
| 2004 | 6,295 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +114.0% |
| 2005 | 6,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5,587 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 6,073 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 4,052 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 5,395 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 7,130 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 6,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 578.97 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -90.9% |
| 2013 | 476.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 265.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2015 | 1,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +367.8% |
| 2016 | 2,035 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 2017 | 2,588 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 1,327 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 985.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 1,274 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 1,546 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 1,164 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,598 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +250859.8% | 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 41.6 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +6938.5% | 41.6 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,928 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +367.8% | 265.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,907 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,928 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,776 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,808 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,206 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,275 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,296 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 265.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,130 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,348 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,164 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,546 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 81 Mozambique 1,807 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 82 Guatemala 1,767 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 1,458 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 85 Suriname 1,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 86 Mongolia 1,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guinea 1,211 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Iran
- Net financial flows, IBRD -7.22 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)
- Use of IMF credit 6.64 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 319.06 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 2.29 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 22.9% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -463.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iran?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iran was 1,408 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10,808 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Iran ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.