External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Syria
Syria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Syria, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Syria recorded 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Syria peaked at 4,140 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,980 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2012.
Syria ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Syria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,187 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 4,140 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 3,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 2,974 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,980 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 2,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 2,899 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 2,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2,698 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 2,985 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,100 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 3,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 3,332 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,366 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 253.23 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 13.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 3,387 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, 29% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,663 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,187 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,140 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,779 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,980 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,100 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 68 Vanuatu 4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 69 Russia 4,004 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Angola 3,955 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 72 Eswatini 3,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nepal 2,913 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Tajikistan 2,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Syria
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.45 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- 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 (2022)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 767.72 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Syria?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Syria was 3,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,140 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,980 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Syria ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.