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

South Asia ranks 11th 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 South Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

South Asia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

Rank

11th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2012

All-time low

0.0043 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 South Asia, 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$), per unit of gdp in South Asia is 0.0364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia peaked at 0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

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 South Asia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1972	0.0049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1973	0.0044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1974	0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1975	0.0044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1976	0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1977	0.0046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1978	0.0055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
1979	0.0055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1980	0.0081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.7%
1981	0.0093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1982	0.013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.6%
1983	0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
1984	0.0169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1985	0.018 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1986	0.0189 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1987	0.0193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1988	0.021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1989	0.0238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1990	0.0251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1991	0.0246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1992	0.0205 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
1993	0.0124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.2%
1994	0.0134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1995	0.014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1996	0.0163 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1997	0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1998	0.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1999	0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2000	0.0083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2001	0.007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2002	0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.0%
2003	0.0112 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
2004	0.0108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2005	0.0112 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2006	0.0258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+129.7%
2007	0.0291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2008	0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
2009	0.0351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2010	0.0332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2011	0.041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
2012	0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
2013	0.049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2014	0.042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2015	0.0399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2016	0.0372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2017	0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2018	0.0385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2019	0.0379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2020	0.039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2021	0.0383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2022	0.0406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2023	0.0366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2024	0.0364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0164 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0158 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near South Asia

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

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for South Asia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 1.63 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.9692 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 49.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 22.81 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.0136 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 1.94 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.7% (2024)

All data for South Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia was 0.0364 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does South Asia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Asia ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Asia 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.