Short-term debt in Guinea

Guinea: Short-term debt was 7.0% in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
7.0%
Change on year
up 21.6%
World rank
71st
of 121 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 1997
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Short-term debt in Guinea, 1970–2024

02.557.51012.5197019972024

Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 7.0% for short-term debt in 2024.

That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, short-term debt in Guinea peaked at 11.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

That places Guinea 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.1% 1.5% 9.9% 10
1980s 7.1% 5.2% 9.0% 10
1990s 6.7% 4.5% 11.7% 10
2000s 4.7% 0.5% 9.7% 10
2010s 4.4% 1.4% 7.1% 10
2020s 5.2% 3.5% 7.0% 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 68 Sierra Leone 7.5% compare
  2. 69 Pakistan 7.4% compare
  3. 70 Yemen 7.2% compare
  4. 72 Ghana 7.0% compare
  5. 73 Eritrea 6.7% compare
  6. 74 Saint Lucia 6.7% compare

See the full ranking of 133 places β†’

More external debt data for Guinea

All data for Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is short-term debt in Guinea?
Short-term debt in Guinea was 7.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1997.
What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Guinea rank for short-term debt?
Guinea ranks 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is short-term debt rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea 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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Indicator
Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Unit
% of total external debt
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,524 data points, 1970–2024
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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.