External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Turkey
Turkey: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Turkey, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Turkey is 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Turkey peaked at 0.1596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Turkey ranks 14th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Turkey, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0374 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +211.7% |
| 1978 | 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0531 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0708 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0839 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0706 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0866 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0914 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0865 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0895 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0857 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1475 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1205 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.123 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1532 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +211.7% | 0.0333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0848 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1472 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 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
- 15 Belarus 0.1263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Djibouti 0.1248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Moldova 0.1227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Turkey
- Net financial flows, IBRD 854.28 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.8193 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1,027 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0109 NFL, current US$ per person (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1.2 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2022)
- Use of IMF credit 7.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 188.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 399.46 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Turkey?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Turkey was 0.1311 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Turkey rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Turkey ranks 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.