Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Haiti
Haiti: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 13.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Haiti, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 13.7% for short-term debt in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Haiti peaked at 14.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Haiti ranks 40th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.7% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | — |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -37.4% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | +166.7% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | -35.6% |
| 1981 | 4.8% | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | +151.5% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | -35.1% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | +53.8% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | -42.9% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -55.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -50.6% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +154.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -72.1% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +182.0% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +75.8% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -60.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +317.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +77.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +10.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 13.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 13.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.1%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +317.3% | 2.0% | 8.3% |
| 1999 | +182.0% | 2.8% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 3.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 2.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 37 Philippines 15.3% compare
- 38 Djibouti 15.0% compare
- 39 Brazil 13.9% compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 13.7% compare
- 42 Afghanistan 13.2% compare
- 43 Syria 13.0% compare
More external debt data for Haiti
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -304,546 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0259 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre -69.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -35.94 million NFL, current US$ (2010)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -3.67 NFL, current US$ per person (2010)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 57.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,304 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Haiti?
- Short-term debt in Haiti was 13.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Haiti rank for short-term debt?
- Haiti ranks 40th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.