Short-term debt in Guyana
Guyana: Short-term debt was 1.7% in 2024. β Volatile
Short-term debt in Guyana, 1970β2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Guyana is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Guyana peaked at 44.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 101st 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 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 12.3% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 6.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 3.2% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 98 Grenada 1.8% compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 100 Mozambique 1.7% compare
- 102 Madagascar 1.5% compare
- 103 Ecuador 1.0% compare
- 104 Ethiopia 1.0% compare
More external debt data for Guyana
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 19.12 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 23.01 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -913,000 NFL, current US$ (2004)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Guyana?
- Short-term debt in Guyana was 1.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for short-term debt?
- Guyana ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.