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

Upper middle income ranks 3rd 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 Upper middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Upper middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.6%

Rank

3rd

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.0143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

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

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

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1972	0.0161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1973	0.0146 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1974	0.0143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1975	0.0155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1976	0.0175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1977	0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+80.2%
1978	0.0323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1979	0.0319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1980	0.0391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
1981	0.045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
1982	0.0548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
1983	0.0391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.8%
1984	0.035 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1985	0.0324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1986	0.0313 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1987	0.0341 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1988	0.0343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1989	0.0373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1990	0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
1991	0.0542 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
1992	0.0589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1993	0.0661 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1994	0.0602 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1995	0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1996	0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1997	0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1998	0.0516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1999	0.0487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2000	0.0426 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2001	0.0469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2002	0.0477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2003	0.0528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2004	0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2005	0.0531 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2006	0.0501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2007	0.048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2008	0.0382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2009	0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
2010	0.0623 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.6%
2011	0.0669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2012	0.0664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2013	0.0793 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
2014	0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2015	0.0636 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
2016	0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2017	0.0677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2018	0.0721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2019	0.0706 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2020	0.0731 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2021	0.067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2022	0.0625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2023	0.0632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2024	0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0313 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0661 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0731 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

1 Mauritius 0.7468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.0622 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Upper middle income rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Upper middle income ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper 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.