Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Moldova
Moldova: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 21.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Moldova stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Moldova peaked at 36.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 24th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | — |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +412.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -46.5% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +268.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -88.3% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +431.4% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -31.3% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +1830.7% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | -19.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 21.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.5%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1830.7% | 1.4% | 26.1% |
| 1998 | +431.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% |
| 1994 | +412.4% | 0.3% | 1.6% |
| 1996 | +268.5% | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| 1997 | -88.3% | 3.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 24.3% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 21.3% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More external debt data for Moldova
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 7.32 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.05 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 318.54 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 16.80 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 6.99 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0009 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 49.38 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Moldova?
- Short-term debt in Moldova was 21.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for short-term debt?
- Moldova ranks 24th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.