Short-term debt in IDA blend
IDA blend: Short-term debt was 22.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in IDA blend, 1975–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in IDA blend stood at 22.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in IDA blend peaked at 46.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2008.
That places IDA blend 12th 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 50 years of available data.
Short-term debt in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.5% | — |
| 1976 | 13.4% | -27.8% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | +51.6% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 32.5% | +59.0% |
| 1984 | 33.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +54.3% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -33.6% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -58.6% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 13.3% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 14.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 23.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 6.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 9.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.1% | 25.7% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.20 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.41 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.27 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 391.39 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 408.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in IDA blend?
- Short-term debt in IDA blend was 22.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2008.
- How does IDA blend rank for short-term debt?
- IDA blend ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.