Short-term debt in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Short-term debt was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Short-term debt in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 44.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 57.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Short-term debt in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.1% | — |
| 1971 | 16.0% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 14.6% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 19.4% | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 17.3% | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -36.7% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +66.2% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 14.3% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 13.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 12.4% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 43.6% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.4% | 44.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More external debt data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 932.79 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4357 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 67.42 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -267.80 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.1251 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.47 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Short-term debt in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 44.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for short-term debt?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.