Short-term debt in Belarus
Belarus: Short-term debt was 29.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Belarus, 1993–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Belarus stood at 29.0%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Belarus peaked at 66.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.
That places Belarus 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 0.7% | 56.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 41.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 24.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.1% | 29.0% | 5 |
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More external debt data for Belarus
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.8% (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- PPG, official creditors -1.16 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges 52.21 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral -232.53 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.56 billion TDS, current US$ (2024)
- IBRD loans and IDA credits 975.45 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Belarus?
- Short-term debt in Belarus was 29.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for short-term debt?
- Belarus ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.