Short-term debt in Low income
Low income: Short-term debt was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Low income, 1974–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Low income stood at 3.5%.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Low income peaked at 39.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1975.
That places Low income 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1% | — |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +28593.4% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -63.2% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt in Low income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28593.4% | 0.1% | 39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 16.3% | 39.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 3.5% | 20.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 29 Bangladesh 24.4% compare
- 30 Colombia 24.2% compare
- 31 Pakistan 23.3% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9% compare
- 33 El Salvador 22.4% compare
- 34 Zambia 21.7% compare
- 35 Indonesia 20.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Low income?
- Short-term debt in Low income was 3.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1975.
- How does Low income rank for short-term debt?
- Low income ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.