Short-term debt in Belarus
Belarus: Short-term debt was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Short-term debt in Belarus, 1993–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Belarus is 19.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Belarus peaked at 39.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1993.
Belarus ranks 40th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Short-term debt in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3% | — |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +687.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +577.3% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +78.4% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -9.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 19.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 19.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.6%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +687.4% | 0.3% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | +577.3% | 2.1% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 0.3% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.6% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 37 Kazakhstan 20.5% compare
- 38 Brazil 19.7% compare
- 39 Paraguay 19.6% compare
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire 18.7% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 18.6% compare
- 43 Thailand 18.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 175.69 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 19.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 176.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Belarus?
- Short-term debt in Belarus was 19.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for short-term debt?
- Belarus ranks 40th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.