Short-term debt in Angola
Angola: Short-term debt was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Angola, 1989–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Angola stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Angola peaked at 26.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
That places Angola 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Short-term debt in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.4% | — |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +36.9% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +55.0% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +97.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 11.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 4.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 5 |
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More external debt data for Angola
- 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 (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -31.19 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 10.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -47.73 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -1.26 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 949.32 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Angola?
- Short-term debt in Angola was 9.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for short-term debt?
- Angola ranks 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.