Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Sudan
Sudan: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Short-term debt in Sudan, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 21.5% for short-term debt in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Sudan peaked at 37.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1983.
That places Sudan 22nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.7% | — |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | +26.0% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +68.3% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 26.3% | +34.7% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 21.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.5%, 8.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 21.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +68.3% | 9.7% | 16.3% |
| 1989 | +34.7% | 19.5% | 26.3% |
| 1979 | -26.8% | 17.5% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 9.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 28.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.8% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.2% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More external debt data for Sudan
- 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 0.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -35.64 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.7064 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0007 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -469,000 NFL, current US$ (2001)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Sudan?
- Short-term debt in Sudan was 21.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1983.
- How does Sudan rank for short-term debt?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.