India: Short-term external debt
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| India |
Short-term debt, percent of total external debt |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 18.7 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2021 |
| Average | 10.18 |
| Min - Max | 2.76 - 23.78 |
| Source | The World Bank |
For that indicator, we provide data for India from 1970 to 2021. The average value for India during that period was 10.18 percent with a minimum of 2.76 percent in 2001 and a maximum of 23.78 percent in 2012.
The latest value from 2021 is 18.7 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 119
countries is 10.47 percent.
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Definition: 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.