Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Chad
Chad: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Chad, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Chad stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 607.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Chad peaked at 11.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Chad ranks 108th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +31.9% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | +110.5% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +30.2% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -38.2% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +49.2% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +79.9% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +96.7% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -31.7% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -36.6% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +431.6% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -44.7% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -39.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +43.4% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -32.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +87.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -83.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +177.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +80.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -62.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +587900.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.5%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +587900.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 1985 | +431.6% | 1.8% | 9.3% |
| 2009 | +177.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 0.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 1.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More external debt data for Chad
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 116.76 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 5.75 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0059 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -4.55 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -6.64 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.3271 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -25.67 million NFL, current US$ (2008)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.7% (1994)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Chad?
- Short-term debt in Chad was 0.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for short-term debt?
- Chad ranks 108th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 607.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.