Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Guyana
Guyana: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Guyana, 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 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 102nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.3% | — |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -46.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +156.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -43.2% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | +3097.1% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | +42.8% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +35.1% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | +94.1% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | -60.2% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | -76.2% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -33.6% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +51.8% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +103.5% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +105.6% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +54.8% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +62.1% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +49.6% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -50.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -58.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -15.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.1%, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +3097.1% | 0.3% | 9.0% |
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
- 99 Grenada 1.8% compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 101 Mozambique 1.7% compare
- 103 Madagascar 1.5% compare
- 104 Ecuador 1.0% compare
- 105 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 102nd out of 122 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.