Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Low income
Low income: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Low income, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Low income recorded 5.2% for short-term debt in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Low income peaked at 19.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More external debt data for Low income
- Net financial flows, IBRD -25.67 million NFL, current US$ (2008)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4782 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 6.55 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 183.35 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 26.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 146.84 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 222.42 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Low income?
- Short-term debt in Low income was 5.2% in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1971.
- How does Low income rank for short-term debt?
- Low income ranks 13th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.