External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Syria
Syria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, short-term in Syria, 2008–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Syria peaked at 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 413.53 million DOD, current US$, in 2012.
Syria ranks 62nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Syria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 585.35 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 760.49 million DOD, current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 569.96 million DOD, current US$ | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 577.79 million DOD, current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 413.53 million DOD, current US$ | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 516.08 million DOD, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 654.93 million DOD, current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 692.83 million DOD, current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 759.54 million DOD, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 872.11 million DOD, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 954.15 million DOD, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.37 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 126.47 million DOD, current US$, 11.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.28 billion DOD, current US$, 63% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -28.4% | 577.79 million DOD, current US$ | 413.53 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 672.92 million DOD, current US$ | 585.35 million DOD, current US$ | 760.49 million DOD, current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 704.71 million DOD, current US$ | 413.53 million DOD, current US$ | 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 59 Albania 1.53 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 60 Fiji 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 61 Nicaragua 1.45 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 63 Kyrgyzstan 1.43 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 64 Tajikistan 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 65 Democratic Republic of Congo 955.48 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Syria
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.45 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 767.72 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Syria?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Syria was 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 413.53 million DOD, current US$ in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Syria ranks 62nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.