Short-term debt in Syria
Syria: Short-term debt was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Short-term debt in Syria, 2008–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Syria recorded 13.0% for short-term debt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Syria peaked at 13.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2012.
Syria ranks 42nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Short-term debt in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.9% | — |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -30.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 39 Haiti 13.7% compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 13.7% compare
- 41 Afghanistan 13.2% compare
- 43 Tajikistan 12.5% compare
- 44 Bangladesh 12.4% compare
- 45 Honduras 12.3% compare
More external debt data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.0% (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA 0 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.45 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Syria?
- Short-term debt in Syria was 13.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for short-term debt?
- Syria ranks 42nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.