External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
3rd
of 12 groups
All-time high
44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
131.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Upper middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Upper middle income is 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Upper middle income peaked at 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 131.65 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$), per square in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 152.22 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 179.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 213.8 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 270.02 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1975 | 322.46 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 395.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 799.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +102.1% |
| 1978 | 902.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 1,039 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 1,491 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1981 | 1,858 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 2,230 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 1,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 1,466 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 1,399 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 1,397 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,548 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 1,668 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 1,985 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 2,719 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 3,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 3,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 4,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 4,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5,369 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 5,641 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 5,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,925 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 4,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 4,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 4,777 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 4,904 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 6,038 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 7,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 8,512 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 9,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 11,119 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 10,707 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 12,266 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 21,243 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.2% |
| 2011 | 27,235 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 28,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 36,753 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2014 | 40,508 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 29,590 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 28,279 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 34,696 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 39,567 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 39,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 39,638 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 43,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 42,057 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 440.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 131.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,039 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,659 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,397 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,230 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,427 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,719 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,940 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,266 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,621 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,243 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 40,508 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,638 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 1 Mauritius 4.73 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 2 Lebanon 1.68 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More external debt data for Upper middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 2.29 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.7477 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 82.27 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 4.40 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 1.43 NFL, current US$ 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, IBRD 8.40 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Upper middle income?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Upper middle income was 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.65 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Upper middle income ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.