Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Dominica
Dominica: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 26.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Dominica, 1981–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 26.0% for short-term debt in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Dominica peaked at 44.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Dominica ranks 18th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +34.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +30016.7% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -32.4% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +39.6% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -70.6% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +651.9% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +107.6% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +37.4% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +126.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -36.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -41.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -79.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +2345.5% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | -13.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 26.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 26.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.1%, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +30016.7% | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| 2013 | +2345.5% | 1.4% | 35.4% |
| 1994 | +651.9% | 0.9% | 7.0% |
| 2003 | +126.9% | 10.6% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 0.9% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 7.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 1.4% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 24.0% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More external debt data for Dominica
- Net financial flows, IBRD -31,000 NFL, current US$ (2016)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 173.14 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0166 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 47,908 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 38.50 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 445.96 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 463.68 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Dominica?
- Short-term debt in Dominica was 26.0% in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Dominica rank for short-term debt?
- Dominica ranks 18th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.