External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Moldova
Moldova: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Moldova peaked at 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 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$) … square in Moldova, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 26.36 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 244.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +827.4% |
| 1995 | 181.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 813.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +349.3% |
| 1997 | 121.75 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -85.0% |
| 1998 | 640.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +425.8% |
| 1999 | 487.74 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 14,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2898.6% |
| 2001 | 13,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 14,860 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 16,454 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 18,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 21,818 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 25,605 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 32,805 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 41,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 41,520 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 44,774 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 50,393 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 39,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 55,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 44,871 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 36,858 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 40,480 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 50,148 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 56,711 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 53,752 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 60,702 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 71,457 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 74,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +2898.6% | 487.74 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +827.4% | 26.36 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 244.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +425.8% | 121.75 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 640.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +349.3% | 181.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 813.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 314.38 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 813.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 24,023 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 41,520 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,314 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 36,858 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,711 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,084 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 60,702 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 19 Cape Verde 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tunisia 100,443 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bulgaria 92,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 82,261 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Georgia 59,961 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 57,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Moldova
- Net financial flows, IBRD 57.88 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.05 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 318.54 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 6.99 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0009 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 373.34 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.37 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.67 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 8.35 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Moldova?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Moldova was 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Moldova ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.