Short-term debt in IDA total
IDA total: Short-term debt was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in IDA total, 1974–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 16.8% for short-term debt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in IDA total peaked at 45.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1974.
IDA total ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Short-term debt in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4% | — |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +1625.9% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | +100.2% |
| 1977 | 19.7% | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 27.1% | +37.8% |
| 1979 | 20.4% | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 30.4% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 40.0% | +31.7% |
| 1984 | 42.4% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -41.1% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1625.9% | 0.4% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 0.4% | 27.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 20.3% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 30.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.5% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 16.8% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in IDA total?
- Short-term debt in IDA total was 16.8% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1974.
- How does IDA total rank for short-term debt?
- IDA total ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.