External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 221.81 million DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term in Azerbaijan, 1993–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 221.81 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Azerbaijan peaked at 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 2021.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 40,000 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 9.62 million DOD, current US$ | +23937.5% |
| 1995 | 14.03 million DOD, current US$ | +45.9% |
| 1996 | 15.48 million DOD, current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 4.00 million DOD, current US$ | -74.2% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million DOD, current US$ | -63.0% |
| 1999 | 29.00 million DOD, current US$ | +1859.5% |
| 2000 | 156.21 million DOD, current US$ | +438.7% |
| 2001 | 102.86 million DOD, current US$ | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 82.38 million DOD, current US$ | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 103.00 million DOD, current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 138.00 million DOD, current US$ | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 186.00 million DOD, current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 520.00 million DOD, current US$ | +179.6% |
| 2007 | 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ | +117.7% |
| 2008 | 1.14 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 595.00 million DOD, current US$ | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 999.00 million DOD, current US$ | +67.9% |
| 2011 | 91.00 million DOD, current US$ | -90.9% |
| 2012 | 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ | +1692.4% |
| 2013 | 1.60 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 674.71 million DOD, current US$ | -51.7% |
| 2018 | 569.72 million DOD, current US$ | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 616.86 million DOD, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 452.17 million DOD, current US$ | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 506.31 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2023 | 612.92 million DOD, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 218.43 million DOD, current US$ | -64.4% |
| 2025 | 221.81 million DOD, current US$ | +1.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 221.81 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion DOD, current US$, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 221.81 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.13 billion DOD, current US$, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +23937.5% | 40,000 DOD, current US$ | 9.62 million DOD, current US$ |
| 1999 | +1859.5% | 1.48 million DOD, current US$ | 29.00 million DOD, current US$ |
| 2012 | +1692.4% | 91.00 million DOD, current US$ | 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ |
| 2000 | +438.7% | 29.00 million DOD, current US$ | 156.21 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.52 million DOD, current US$ | 40,000 DOD, current US$ | 29.00 million DOD, current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 415.14 million DOD, current US$ | 82.38 million DOD, current US$ | 1.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 91.00 million DOD, current US$ | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 335.27 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 612.92 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 85 Gabon 286.05 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 86 Mauritania 256.79 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 87 Suriname 232.33 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 89 Maldives 205.69 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 90 Dominica 176.45 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 156.37 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Azerbaijan
- Net financial flows, IBRD -152.66 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.4 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 241.98 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -2.16 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -188.82 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 724.47 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 10.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 11.38 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Azerbaijan?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Azerbaijan was 221.81 million DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2021.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.