External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 152.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.64 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$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 77.97 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 81.53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 93.19 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 107.49 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 170.99 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 1976 | 228.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1977 | 751.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +229.5% |
| 1978 | 711.9 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 800.11 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 954.94 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 966.12 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1,651 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +70.9% |
| 1983 | 1,559 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1,495 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1,717 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 1,949 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 1,858 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 1,858 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,185 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 2,247 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 2,998 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 2,952 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,947 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1995 | 2,149 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 2,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,316 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 2,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,572 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 2,400 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 2,263 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2,318 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,915 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 2,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2,842 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3,374 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 3,069 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 3,406 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 4,269 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 4,108 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3,878 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 4,120 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 4,607 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 4,839 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 6,033 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 6,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5,733 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 6,397 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 6,800 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 7,941 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 10,028 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +229.5% | 228.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 751.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 308.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 65.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 800.11 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,619 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 954.94 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,185 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,365 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,947 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,998 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,263 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,406 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,878 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,397 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,790 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,800 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 10 El Salvador 140,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 China 137,129 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Thailand 134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 776.64 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.05 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 16.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 438.49 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5912 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.63 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 12.6% (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.64 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.