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

Middle income ranks 5th 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 Middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.9%

Rank

5th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.0149 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 Middle income, 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$), per unit of gdp in Middle income is 0.0613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income peaked at 0.0771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1972	0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1973	0.0155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1974	0.015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1975	0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1976	0.019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
1977	0.0348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+83.7%
1978	0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1979	0.0355 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1980	0.0417 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1981	0.045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1982	0.0535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
1983	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1984	0.0423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1985	0.041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1986	0.0373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1987	0.0387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1988	0.0382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1989	0.0422 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1990	0.0473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1991	0.0553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1992	0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1993	0.0638 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1994	0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1995	0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1996	0.0579 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1997	0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1998	0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1999	0.0471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2000	0.0406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2001	0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2002	0.0447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2003	0.0482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2004	0.0488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2005	0.0478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2006	0.0466 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2007	0.0454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2008	0.0375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2009	0.0418 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2010	0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.6%
2011	0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2012	0.0631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2013	0.074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
2014	0.0771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2015	0.0602 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
2016	0.0576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2017	0.0643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2018	0.0677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2019	0.0664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2020	0.0691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2021	0.0643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2022	0.0615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2023	0.0618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2024	0.0613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0638 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0445 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0636 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Middle income

2 Lebanon 0.7333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Tunisia 0.3098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

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IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.888 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
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IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 72.06 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 13.40 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.24 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.7% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income was 0.0613 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Middle income ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.