External debt stocks, short-term in Liberia
Liberia: External debt stocks, short-term was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term in Liberia, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0 DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Liberia peaked at 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 2015.
That places Liberia 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.15 million DOD, current US$ | 46,524 DOD, current US$ | 89.35 million DOD, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 210.94 million DOD, current US$ | 58.27 million DOD, current US$ | 509.46 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 919.62 million DOD, current US$ | 614.82 million DOD, current US$ | 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 91.60 million DOD, current US$ | 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 12.19 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,832 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 79,158 DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 114 Burundi 2.65 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 115 East Timor 1.26 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 817,000 DOD, current US$ compare
- 117 Bhutan 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 117 Burkina Faso 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 117 Comoros 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 117 Tonga 0 DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Liberia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 117.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -162.52 million NFL, current US$ (2007)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges 51.33 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 128.27 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 34.82 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 680.45 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 31.95 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Liberia?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Liberia was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Liberia ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.