Short-term debt in IDA only
IDA only: Short-term debt was 8.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in IDA only, 1970–2023
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 8.9% for short-term debt in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in IDA only peaked at 15.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Short-term debt in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.2% | — |
| 1971 | 7.4% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +39.4% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 7.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More external debt data for IDA only
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 391.94 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.3089 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1.88 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.04 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 10.20 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 51.83 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in IDA only?
- Short-term debt in IDA only was 8.9% in 2023, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1971.
- How does IDA only rank for short-term debt?
- IDA only ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.