External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ukraine
Ukraine: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ukraine peaked at 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 950.53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1992.
Ukraine ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 950.53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 6,655 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +600.1% |
| 1994 | 9,729 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1995 | 14,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1996 | 16,464 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 19,218 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 22,565 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 27,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 24,019 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 38,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2002 | 40,539 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 44,647 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 55,424 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 60,582 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 93,671 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 139,491 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 171,792 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 181,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 214,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 236,715 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 230,869 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 253,635 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 220,368 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 204,675 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 200,836 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 214,768 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 211,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 216,992 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 230,249 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 236,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 247,482 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 272,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +600.1% | 950.53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,655 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,665 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 950.53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 85,028 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,019 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 181,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,535 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 200,836 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 253,635 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,736 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 230,249 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 26 Georgia 347,146 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe 331,751 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Moldova 323,799 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Mexico 306,582 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Tunisia 272,962 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Tonga 272,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ukraine
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -98.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -98.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2767 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0781 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ukraine?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ukraine was 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 950.53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Ukraine ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.