Short-term debt in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Short-term debt was 20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Early-demographic dividend, 1994–2024
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 Early-demographic dividend is 20.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 38.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2008.
That places Early-demographic dividend 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Short-term debt in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.4% | — |
| 1995 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 27.2% | 38.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 100.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 226.89 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Early-demographic dividend?
- Short-term debt in Early-demographic dividend was 20.6% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2008.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for short-term debt?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.