Ukraine's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was US$18.33 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 19.23% from US$22.69 billion in 2014 (2.11% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$18.33 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$22.63 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$22.69 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$34.82 billion | 2013 |
| Lowest | US$92.95 million | 1992 |
| Average since 2015 | US$20.98 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$92.95 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Ukraine's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) fell 13.2% on 2023 (from US$21.12 billion to US$18.33 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +75.2% and a typical year strayed about 331.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 1,813.7% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 56% in 1998. 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Ukraine had the 17th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | US$18.33 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$1.99 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Ukraine in the 2024 ranking
- Kazakhstan — 14th of 118: US$19.59 billion
- Colombia — 15th of 118: US$19.05 billion
- Lebanon — 16th of 118: US$19.04 billion
- Jordan — 18th of 118: US$17.9 billion
- Tunisia — 19th of 118: US$15.93 billion
- Bangladesh — 20th of 118: US$12.95 billion
What this measures
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 33 values
| Year | External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,325,600,000 |
| 2023 | 21,116,450,490 |
| 2022 | 16,266,434,000 |
| 2021 | 23,243,324,000 |
| 2020 | 24,155,545,000 |
| 2019 | 22,625,369,000 |
| 2018 | 21,140,032,000 |
| 2017 | 22,559,079,000 |
| 2016 | 20,372,819,000 |
| 2015 | 20,013,079,000 |
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$1.56 billion (2024)
- Kyrgyz Republic
More economic policy & debt data for Ukraine
- GDP (current LCU) — 8.93 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 244,543 (2025)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.02% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$3.4 billion (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$1.35 billion (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$16.22 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 676.33 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 7.57% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ukraine's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)?
- US$18.33 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is up 19,616% from US$92.95 million in 1992 (17.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$34.82 billion in 2013 and the lowest US$92.95 million in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank?
- 17th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) unusual for Ukraine?
- In 2024, Ukraine's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) fell 13.2% on 2023 (from US$21.12 billion to US$18.33 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +75.2% and a typical year strayed about 331.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.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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