IDA & IBRD total: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, IDA & IBRD total's short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) fell 1.28 percentage points on 2023 (from 25.39% to 24.12%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.58 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.53 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.4 percentage points in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 42 values

Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 25.35% (2020)
• Algeria — 3.16% (2024)
• Djibouti — 9.38% (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 46.27% (2024)
• Iraq — 0.63% (2024)
• Jordan — 72.1% (2024)
• Lebanon — 135.85% (2023)
• Morocco — 10.86% (2024)
• Pakistan

More economic policy & debt data for IDA & IBRD total

• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$131.53 billion (2025)
• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$1.32 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$11.96 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 25.86% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$11.48 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 24.82% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 1.04% (2025)
• Trade (% of GDP) — 49.07% (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is IDA & IBRD total's short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)?

24.12% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1983?

It is down 13.4 percentage points from 37.51% in 1983. The highest value was 42.88% in 1993 and the lowest 13.28% in 2008.

Is the latest change in short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) unusual for IDA & IBRD total?

In 2024, IDA & IBRD total's short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) fell 1.28 percentage points on 2023 (from 25.39% to 24.12%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.58 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DSTC.XP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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