External debt stocks, short-term in Syria
Syria: External debt stocks, short-term was 616.05 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, short-term in Syria, 2008–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Syria recorded 616.05 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Syria peaked at 760.30 million DOD, current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 363.65 million DOD, current US$, in 2012.
Syria ranks 70th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term in Syria, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 585.22 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 760.30 million DOD, current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 562.22 million DOD, current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 546.19 million DOD, current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 363.65 million DOD, current US$ | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 429.51 million DOD, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 532.35 million DOD, current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 504.04 million DOD, current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 495.42 million DOD, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 552.64 million DOD, current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 548.21 million DOD, current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 569.31 million DOD, current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 609.97 million DOD, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 611.80 million DOD, current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 618.01 million DOD, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 621.89 million DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 616.05 million DOD, current US$ | -0.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 616.05 million DOD, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 126.47 million DOD, current US$, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 616.05 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.28 billion DOD, current US$, 27% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 672.76 million DOD, current US$ | 585.22 million DOD, current US$ | 760.30 million DOD, current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 510.35 million DOD, current US$ | 363.65 million DOD, current US$ | 569.31 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 615.54 million DOD, current US$ | 609.97 million DOD, current US$ | 621.89 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 67 Congo 656.78 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 68 Bolivia 635.36 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 69 Ecuador 626.22 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 71 Uganda 519.03 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 72 Djibouti 518.11 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 73 Yemen 510.64 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Syria
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.0% (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA 0 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -4.45 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Syria?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Syria was 616.05 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, 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 760.30 million DOD, current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 363.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Syria ranks 70th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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.