Short-term debt in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Short-term debt was 11.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 11.7% for short-term debt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Kazakhstan peaked at 26.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1993.
That places Kazakhstan 48th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.4% | — |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -95.3% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +565.5% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +55.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 1.3% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 6.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More external debt data for Kazakhstan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 9.38 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4556 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 33.92 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 469.99 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 327.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 38.11 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 1.90 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Kazakhstan?
- Short-term debt in Kazakhstan was 11.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1993.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for short-term debt?
- Kazakhstan ranks 48th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.