Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Russia
Russia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 17.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Short-term debt in Russia, 1992–2022
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2022, short-term debt in Russia stood at 17.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Russia peaked at 24.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1997.
Russia ranks 32nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.5% | — |
| 1993 | 7.4% | -55.2% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -50.4% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +79.9% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +84.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +7.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 17.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.5%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 4.7% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.4% | 17.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More external debt data for Russia
- 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 0.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -176.25 million NFL, current US$ (2022)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -205.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 674.08 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 24.01 billion DOD, current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Russia?
- Short-term debt in Russia was 17.4% in 2022, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1997.
- How does Russia rank for short-term debt?
- Russia ranks 32nd out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.