Liberia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Liberia's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) fell US$79,159 on 2023 (from US$79,159 to US$0).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$26.87 million and a typical year strayed about US$322.6 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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 US$245.32 million in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.31 billion in 2009. 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 10% 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.

How it compares

In 2024, Liberia had the 114th highest value of the 118 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Liberia in the 2024 ranking

• Bhutan — 114th of 118: US$0
• Burkina Faso — 115th of 118: US$0
• Comoros — 116th of 118: US$0
• Tonga — 118th of 118: US$0

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 54 values

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$5.81 billion (2024)
• Benin — US$1.27 billion (2024)
• Botswana — US$144.67 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$0 (2024)
• Burundi — US$2.65 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$388.09 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$950.9 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — US$126.47 million (2024)
• Chad — US$29.49 million (2024)
• Comoros

More economic policy & debt data for Liberia

• GDP (current US$) — US$5.25 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 5.25 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.92 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 4.19 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$915.33 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 915.33 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$684.04 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 731.74 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$4.88 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 4.88 billion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 851.82 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Liberia's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)?

US$0 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 100% from US$77,724 in 1971. The highest value was US$2.62 billion in 2006 and the lowest US$0 in 2015.

How does Liberia rank?

114th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) unusual for Liberia?

In 2024, Liberia's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) fell US$79,159 on 2023 (from US$79,159 to US$0). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$26.87 million and a typical year strayed about US$322.6 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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.CD, 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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