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

Liberia ranks 117th 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 Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Liberia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 100.0%

World rank

117th

of 121 countries

All-time high

7.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1995

All-time low

0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2015

Years of data

1971–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Liberia, 1971–2024

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

Analysis

Liberia recorded 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia peaked at 7.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2015.

That places Liberia 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Liberia, 1971 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1971	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1972	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1973	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1974	0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.8%
1975	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-80.0%
1976	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1977	0.0373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41667.7%
1978	0.1246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+233.7%
1979	0.0925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1980	0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1981	0.0954 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1982	0.0917 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1983	0.0708 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1984	0.0868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.7%
1985	0.1318 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.8%
1986	0.3328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+152.5%
1987	0.416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.0%
1988	0.4142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1989	0.6479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.4%
1990	1.6 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+146.9%
1991	2.14 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.7%
1992	3.44 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.7%
1993	5.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.2%
1994	6.65 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.2%
1995	7.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1996	6.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1997	3.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.4%
1998	3.23 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1999	2.71 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2000	1.62 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.4%
2001	1.82 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
2002	1.98 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2003	2.78 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.5%
2004	2.5 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2005	2.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2006	2.34 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2007	1.72 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
2008	0.8143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.6%
2009	0.0518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-93.6%
2010	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-99.6%
2011	0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2198.8%
2012	0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2013	0.0036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
2014	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-99.8%
2015	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
2016	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2017	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2018	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2019	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2020	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
2021	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2022	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2023	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2024	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	9
1980s	0.2382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0708 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	4.18 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.6 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	7.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.82 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.78 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Liberia

114 Turkmenistan 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 Timor-Leste 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 Guinea-Bissau 0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Burkina Faso 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Bhutan 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Comoros 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Tonga 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Liberia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
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 (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 117.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.9 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0245 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -162.52 million NFL, current US$ (2007)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia was 0 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 7.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Liberia ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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.