Short-term debt in Gabon
Gabon: Short-term debt was 2.2% in 2024. β Volatile
Short-term debt in Gabon, 1970β2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Gabon stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.3% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Gabon peaked at 27.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 95th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 13.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 5.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 4.1% | 5 |
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More external debt data for Gabon
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 181,799 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.0716 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 83.5 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -3.40 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2015)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 69.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Gabon?
- Short-term debt in Gabon was 2.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for short-term debt?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.