External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
6th
of 12 groups
All-time high
29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
111.68 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Low & middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Low & middle income is 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Low & middle income peaked at 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 111.68 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 111.68 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 128.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 150.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 180.59 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 224.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 275.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 340.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1977 | 700.33 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 1978 | 803.49 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 923.47 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 1,277 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 1,542 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 1,805 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 1,436 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 1,440 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,461 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,369 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 1,464 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1,560 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1,839 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 2,344 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 2,663 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 2,826 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 3,223 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 3,324 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,000 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 4,238 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 4,310 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3,758 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 3,533 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 3,311 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 3,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3,617 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,304 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 5,096 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 5,835 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 6,685 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 7,989 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 7,849 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8,764 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 14,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2011 | 18,381 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 19,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 23,849 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 25,912 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 19,603 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 18,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 23,171 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 25,965 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 26,242 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26,407 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 28,960 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 28,950 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 383.82 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 111.68 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 923.47 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,519 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,277 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,839 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,422 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,344 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,310 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,701 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,311 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,764 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,584 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 26,242 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,565 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 26,407 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 3 Maldives 330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Jamaica 243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Türkiye 227,196 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominica 225,217 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Jordan 179,895 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 169,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Grenada 162,560 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Low & middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 5.69 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.8459 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 60.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 17.24 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.56 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 18.72 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Low & middle income?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Low & middle income was 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 29,943 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.68 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Low & middle income ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.