Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Belarus
Belarus: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 34.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Belarus, 1993–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2025, short-term debt in Belarus stood at 34.0%.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Belarus peaked at 66.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.
That places Belarus 9th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7% | — |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +653.8% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +652.4% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 56.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | +16.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 34.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 34.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.5%, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Belarus 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 | +653.8% | 0.7% | 5.4% |
| 1996 | +652.4% | 6.5% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 0.7% | 56.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 41.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 24.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 24.1% | 34.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More external debt data for Belarus
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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$), per square kilometre -39.41 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 15.10 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 22.30 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 12.22 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 22.07 billion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Belarus?
- Short-term debt in Belarus was 34.0% in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for short-term debt?
- Belarus ranks 9th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.