Moldova's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was US$2.23 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 51.46% from US$1.48 billion in 2014 (4.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.23 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.77 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.48 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$2.82 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 1992 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.97 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Moldova's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) fell US$588.41 million on 2023 (from US$2.82 billion to US$2.23 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$94.07 million and a typical year strayed about US$209.49 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$529.2 million in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$588.41 million in 2024. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$153.48 million a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Moldova had the 48th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Moldova | US$2.23 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$1.99 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Moldova in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 33 values
| Year | External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,234,526,000 |
| 2023 | 2,822,940,000 |
| 2022 | 2,447,966,000 |
| 2021 | 2,350,235,000 |
| 2020 | 1,996,149,000 |
| 2019 | 1,767,678,000 |
| 2018 | 1,864,945,000 |
| 2017 | 1,649,376,000 |
| 2016 | 1,330,986,000 |
| 2015 | 1,211,883,000 |
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.24 billion (2024)
- Armenia — US$3.5 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — US$218.43 million (2024)
- Belarus — US$9.93 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$3.07 billion (2024)
- Bulgaria — US$9.99 billion (2022)
- Georgia — US$4.73 billion (2024)
- Kazakhstan — US$19.59 billion (2024)
- Kosovo — US$1.56 billion (2024)
- Kyrgyz Republic
More economic policy & debt data for Moldova
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.54% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$1.19 million (2021)
- GDP (current US$) — US$20.35 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 353.52 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 353.52 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.49 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 178.51 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 47.2 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 40.33 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Moldova's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)?
- US$2.23 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Moldova rank?
- 48th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) unusual for Moldova?
- In 2024, Moldova's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) fell US$588.41 million on 2023 (from US$2.82 billion to US$2.23 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$94.07 million and a typical year strayed about US$209.49 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
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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