Short-term debt in Liberia
Liberia: Short-term debt was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Liberia peaked at 62.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 117th of 121 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 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +118.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -78.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +33630.6% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | +134.5% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | -37.4% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -16.1% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +31.6% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | +101.2% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -88.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -97.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +2477.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 0.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 5.8% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 29.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 5.0% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More external debt data for Liberia
- 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 0.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 117.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.9 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0245 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -162.52 million NFL, current US$ (2007)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Liberia?
- Short-term debt in Liberia was 0.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for short-term debt?
- Liberia ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.