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

Lower middle income ranks 7th 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 Lower middle income?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Lower middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 3.3%

Rank

7th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1985

All-time low

0.0153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle 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$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income stood at 0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

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

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1972	0.0177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1973	0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1974	0.0171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1975	0.0202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
1976	0.0235 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1977	0.0452 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+91.9%
1978	0.0468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1979	0.0466 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1980	0.0495 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1981	0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1982	0.0503 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1983	0.0561 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1984	0.0635 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1985	0.0651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1986	0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1987	0.052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1988	0.0498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1989	0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1990	0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1991	0.0594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1992	0.0599 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1993	0.0546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1994	0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1995	0.0465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1996	0.0469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1997	0.0445 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1998	0.037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1999	0.0407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2000	0.033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
2001	0.0328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2002	0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2003	0.0312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2004	0.0291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2005	0.0273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2006	0.033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
2007	0.0354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2008	0.0345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2009	0.0333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2010	0.0365 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2011	0.0414 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
2012	0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
2013	0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2014	0.045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2015	0.0446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2016	0.0451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2017	0.0494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2018	0.0474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2019	0.0485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2020	0.0515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2021	0.0521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2022	0.0567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2023	0.0553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2024	0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0545 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0599 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0365 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0545 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

4 Jordan 0.3053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Dominica 0.2521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 North Macedonia 0.1876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Lower middle income

IFC, private nonguaranteed 3.01 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.04 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 48.04 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.9% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 9.00 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.1 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0013 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 10.32 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.8% (2024)

All data for Lower middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income was 0.0572 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lower middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle 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.