Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Bolivia, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 4.0% for short-term debt in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Bolivia peaked at 20.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
Bolivia ranks 87th of 122 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.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.7% | — |
| 1971 | 14.5% | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -46.4% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -24.5% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +54.3% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -49.5% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -41.4% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +276.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -55.2% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -38.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -51.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +155.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -16.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.1%, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +276.8% | 2.6% | 9.8% |
| 2018 | +155.3% | 2.1% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 2.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More external debt data for Bolivia
- 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$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -6.38 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.5138 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 115.71 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 13.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Bolivia?
- Short-term debt in Bolivia was 4.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia rank for short-term debt?
- Bolivia ranks 87th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.