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

Zambia ranks 20th 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 Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 266.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Zambia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.7%

World rank

20th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.6247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.0182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2003

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, 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$), per unit of gdp in Zambia is 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 266.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0.6247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2003.

Zambia ranks 20th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0894 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
1972	0.0988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1973	0.0826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1974	0.0804 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1975	0.1356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+68.7%
1976	0.1361 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1977	0.2571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+88.9%
1978	0.2312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1979	0.1943 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1980	0.1509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.3%
1981	0.1524 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1982	0.1672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1983	0.1535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1984	0.1637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1985	0.2974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+81.7%
1986	0.6247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+110.0%
1987	0.5065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1988	0.3858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
1989	0.388 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1990	0.4297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1991	0.3974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1992	0.4189 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1993	0.396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1994	0.2215 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.1%
1995	0.1089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.8%
1996	0.1325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1997	0.0599 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.8%
1998	0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.7%
1999	0.0322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-65.2%
2000	0.0212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.3%
2001	0.0344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.6%
2002	0.0219 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.5%
2003	0.0182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
2004	0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
2005	0.0281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
2006	0.0332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
2007	0.0393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
2008	0.0362 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2009	0.0291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
2010	0.0568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.0%
2011	0.0225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.4%
2012	0.0322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.3%
2013	0.0267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2014	0.0302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2015	0.0348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2016	0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2017	0.0348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2018	0.0236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.1%
2019	0.036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.4%
2020	0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2021	0.0641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.3%
2022	0.0934 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.8%
2023	0.1236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.3%
2024	0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0804 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.299 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0863 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Zambia

17 Republic of Moldova 0.1227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 South Africa 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Bulgaria 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Jamaica 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Mongolia 0.0987 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Zambia

IFC, private nonguaranteed -21.36 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 5.15 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.0% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 334.58 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 15.7 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0132 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -3.28 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.4% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0.1104 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.6247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
How does Zambia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Zambia ranks 20th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 266.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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.