Short-term debt in Sudan
Sudan: Short-term 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 21st out of 121 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.
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 2.7% (2022)
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 21st out of 121 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.