How does Ethiopia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ethiopia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 58.0%

World rank

106th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.0781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1998

All-time low

0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia is 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 58.0% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

Ethiopia ranks 106th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
1972	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.6%
1973	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-96.8%
1974	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.5%
1975	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+510.7%
1976	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+361.8%
1977	0.0094 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8705.4%
1978	0.0087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1979	0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1980	0.0081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1981	0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1982	0.0086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1983	0.0071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1984	0.0082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
1985	0.008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1986	0.0083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1987	0.009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1988	0.0119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.2%
1989	0.0095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
1990	0.0117 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
1991	0.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+71.5%
1992	0.0296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.3%
1993	0.0407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.3%
1994	0.0597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.8%
1995	0.0586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1996	0.0573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1997	0.0643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1998	0.0781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1999	0.0111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.8%
2000	0.0104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2001	0.0065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.4%
2002	0.0072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2003	0.0074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2004	0.0072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2005	0.0103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.5%
2006	0.0041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.0%
2007	0.0034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
2008	0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.2%
2009	0.0071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+229.6%
2010	0.0101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.9%
2011	0.0057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.9%
2012	0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.3%
2013	0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+413.4%
2014	0.0052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.7%
2015	0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+68.8%
2016	0.0135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.0%
2017	0.0083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.7%
2018	0.009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2019	0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.6%
2020	0.0041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
2021	0.0049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2022	0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.8%
2023	0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.7%
2024	0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0029 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0431 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

103 Azerbaijan 0.0029 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Iraq 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
105 Guyana 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
107 Mali 0.0016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
108 Guatemala 0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
109 Niger 0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Ethiopia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 23.11 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.175 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 66.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 1.13 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.58 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -4.01 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.1% (2024)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Ethiopia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.