External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Iraq
Iraq: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Iraq, 2015–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iraq stood at 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iraq peaked at 2,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Iraq 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Iraq, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,685 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 2,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.1% |
| 2017 | 2,510 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 1,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2019 | 1,756 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 1,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 1,428 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 2,660 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +86.3% |
| 2023 | 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 2,237 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, 6% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 2,237 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, 19% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,039 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,915 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,660 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 74 Tajikistan 2,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Sudan 2,578 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 76 Uganda 2,421 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 2,197 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Togo 1,846 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 80 Cameroon 1,815 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Iraq
- Net financial flows, IBRD -258.02 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.3574 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -37.71 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 13.14 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 13.44 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 8.2% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -0.5069 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iraq?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Iraq was 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Iraq ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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.