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

Low income ranks 12th 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 Low income?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Low income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.3%

Rank

12th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1998

All-time low

0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

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

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

Analysis

Low income recorded 0.0181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1972	0.0065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
1973	0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1974	0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1975	0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
1976	0.0156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.9%
1977	0.0268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+71.5%
1978	0.0308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1979	0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1980	0.0323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1981	0.0342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1982	0.0372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1983	0.0345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1984	0.0474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.5%
1985	0.0557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1986	0.0607 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1987	0.0671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1988	0.0747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1989	0.0854 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1990	0.0842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1991	0.0856 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1992	0.1409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+64.6%
1993	0.1381 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1994	0.1637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1995	0.1972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
1996	0.2034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1997	0.1867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1998	0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1999	0.2002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2000	0.1513 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
2001	0.1495 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2002	0.1103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.2%
2003	0.0948 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2004	0.0864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2005	0.0589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.9%
2006	0.0537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2007	0.0488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2008	0.0375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
2009	0.0351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2010	0.0298 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2011	0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
2012	0.0229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2013	0.0251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2014	0.0228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2015	0.0243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2016	0.0278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2017	0.0295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2018	0.0348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
2019	0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2020	0.0351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2021	0.0304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2022	0.0235 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
2023	0.0198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2024	0.0181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0854 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1513 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Low income

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
14 Türkiye 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Belarus 0.1263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Low income

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IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4782 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
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IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 6.55 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 2.71 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -25.67 million NFL, current US$ (2008)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.4% (2024)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.0181 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?: The highest recorded value was 0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Low income rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Low income ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low 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.