Short-term debt in Togo
Togo: Short-term debt was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Togo, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Togo is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Togo peaked at 16.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1972.
Togo ranks 91st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 2.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 0.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 2.9% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.8% compare
- 89 Gambia 3.7% compare
- 90 Maldives 3.4% compare
- 92 Montenegro 2.7% compare
- 93 Uganda 2.5% compare
- 94 Sao Tome and Principe 2.4% compare
More external debt data for Togo
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 31.14 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.7 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0029 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -177.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 257.16 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 30.59 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0242 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -5.69 million NFL, current US$ (1991)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Togo?
- Short-term debt in Togo was 3.4% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1972.
- How does Togo rank for short-term debt?
- Togo ranks 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.