Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 13.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Kyrgyzstan stood at 13.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 218.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 13.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
That places Kyrgyzstan 41st out of 122 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 (% of total external debt) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +6657.6% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -64.2% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +223.2% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +74.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +103.2% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -60.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +233.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +633.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -54.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +39.4% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -54.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +67.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +18.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 13.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 13.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.5%, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Kyrgyzstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +6657.6% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| 2004 | +633.0% | 1.7% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More external debt data for Kyrgyzstan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -6.21 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.8598 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 91.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 49.27 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 6.82 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0027 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 411.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Kyrgyzstan?
- Short-term debt in Kyrgyzstan was 13.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for short-term debt?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 41st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.