Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 10.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Cote d'Ivoire, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Cote d'Ivoire is 10.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 135.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 29.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 54th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.6% | — |
| 1971 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | -35.2% |
| 1978 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.4% | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | -25.2% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +43.4% |
| 1988 | 14.1% | +36.6% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -42.7% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -37.8% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -30.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -55.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +74.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +81.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -68.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +109.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 2.4% | — |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -91.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +311.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +427.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +74.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +53.8% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +28.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 10.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 10.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +427.2% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| 2018 | +311.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 18.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 7.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 9.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 3.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More external debt data for Cote d'Ivoire
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 144.44 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.52 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0017 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 236.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 939.78 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 29.43 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0108 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 13.58 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Short-term debt in Cote d'Ivoire was 10.6% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for short-term debt?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 54th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.