Short-term debt in Chad
Chad: Short-term debt was 13.5% in 1994. ▲ Rising
Short-term debt in Chad, 1977–1994
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
In 1994, short-term debt in Chad stood at 13.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 485.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Chad peaked at 21.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1984.
Chad ranks 58th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Short-term debt in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.9% | — |
| 1982 | 13.3% | +170.1% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | -57.2% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -59.5% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +781.8% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +51.3% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -40.8% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 13.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 13.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.1%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +781.8% | 2.3% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 2.3% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 9.7% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 55 Haiti 14.4% compare
- 56 Mongolia 13.9%
- 57 Dominican Republic 13.8% compare
- 59 Tajikistan 13.3%
- 60 Cambodia 13.3%
- 61 Mozambique 12.4%
More economy & growth data for Chad
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.2407 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.15 million BoP, current US$ (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.2611 BoP, current US$ per person (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 11.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 47.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Chad?
- Short-term debt in Chad was 13.5% in 1994, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1984.
- How does Chad rank for short-term debt?
- Chad ranks 58th out of 119 countries with data for 1994.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 485.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.