What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.

What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.1%

Rank

10th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.023 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1972	0.0261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1973	0.0235 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1974	0.023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1975	0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1976	0.0289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1977	0.0474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+64.2%
1978	0.0432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1979	0.0526 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
1980	0.0686 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.4%
1981	0.0764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1982	0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1983	0.063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.1%
1984	0.0527 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1985	0.0446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1986	0.0403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1987	0.0446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1988	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1989	0.0528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1990	0.0639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
1991	0.0687 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1992	0.0664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1993	0.0674 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1994	0.0606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1995	0.0637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1996	0.0568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1997	0.0549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1998	0.051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1999	0.0523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2000	0.0443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2001	0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2002	0.0426 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2003	0.0473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2004	0.043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2005	0.0389 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2006	0.0312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
2007	0.0308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2008	0.0245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
2009	0.0259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2010	0.0304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
2011	0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2012	0.0292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2013	0.0339 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2014	0.0366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2015	0.0444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
2016	0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2017	0.0367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2018	0.0469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.7%
2019	0.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2020	0.0486 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2021	0.045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2022	0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2023	0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2024	0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0526 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0579 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0687 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0374 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0486 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

7 Fiji 0.1765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Cape Verde 0.143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Senegal 0.1421 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Kosovo 0.1396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Georgia 0.1384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
12 Armenia 0.1348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Thailand 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

IFC, private nonguaranteed 918.17 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.47 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 79.15 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 335.91 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5396 NFL, current US$ 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 2.94 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.6% (2024)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0386 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.