Short-term debt to reserves - Country rankings
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Short-term external debt, percent of international reserves, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 91 countries was 43.94 percent. The highest value was in Zimbabwe: 665.18 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries | Short-term debt to reserves, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
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Zimbabwe | 665.18 | 1 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tunisia | 169.05 | 2 | 1970 - 2023 |
Belarus | 128.03 | 3 | 1994 - 2023 |
Turkey | 120.1 | 4 | 1970 - 2023 |
Argentina | 110.85 | 5 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mauritius | 107 | 6 | 1977 - 2023 |
Djibouti | 106.54 | 7 | 1984 - 2023 |
Dominica | 97.09 | 8 | 1981 - 2023 |
Egypt | 94.1 | 9 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ghana | 89.39 | 10 | 1970 - 2023 |
Pakistan | 88.33 | 11 | 1970 - 2023 |
Zambia | 87.76 | 12 | 1970 - 2022 |
Costa Rica | 79.77 | 13 | 1970 - 2023 |
Armenia | 78.85 | 14 | 1993 - 2023 |
Georgia | 77.95 | 15 | 1995 - 2023 |
Papua N.G. | 76.52 | 16 | 1976 - 2023 |
North Macedonia | 75.56 | 17 | 1993 - 2023 |
South Africa | 70.93 | 18 | 1994 - 2023 |
Nigeria | 60.41 | 19 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ukraine | 56.81 | 20 | 1992 - 2023 |
Mongolia | 56.41 | 21 | 1992 - 2023 |
Cape Verde | 55 | 22 | 1981 - 2023 |
Bangladesh | 54.91 | 23 | 1972 - 2023 |
Moldova | 54.71 | 24 | 1992 - 2023 |
Maldives | 54.22 | 25 | 1978 - 2023 |
Jamaica | 48.95 | 26 | 1970 - 2023 |
Lebanon | 47.72 | 27 | 1977 - 2022 |
Laos | 47.61 | 28 | 1988 - 2023 |
Kazakhstan | 46.72 | 29 | 1993 - 2023 |
Vietnam | 44.09 | 30 | 1995 - 2023 |
Yemen | 39.9 | 31 | 1990 - 2022 |
China | 38.26 | 32 | 1982 - 2023 |
Indonesia | 34.99 | 33 | 1970 - 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan | 34.75 | 34 | 1993 - 2023 |
Suriname | 34.51 | 35 | 2015 - 2023 |
Colombia | 34.15 | 36 | 1970 - 2023 |
Fiji | 32.67 | 37 | 1976 - 2023 |
Kenya | 32.14 | 38 | 1970 - 2023 |
S.T.&Principe | 31.77 | 39 | 1995 - 2023 |
Thailand | 31.55 | 40 | 1970 - 2023 |
Morocco | 30.79 | 41 | 1970 - 2023 |
Angola | 30.7 | 42 | 1995 - 2023 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 30.04 | 43 | 1999 - 2023 |
C.A. Republic | 27.34 | 44 | 1970 - 2022 |
Mexico | 27.23 | 45 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mozambique | 26.72 | 46 | 1984 - 2023 |
Nicaragua | 25.96 | 47 | 1970 - 2023 |
Cambodia | 25.9 | 48 | 1993 - 2023 |
Sierra Leone | 25.88 | 49 | 1970 - 2023 |
Saint Lucia | 25.06 | 50 | 1981 - 2023 |
Albania | 24.36 | 51 | 1993 - 2023 |
Paraguay | 24.33 | 52 | 1972 - 2023 |
R. of Congo | 23.06 | 53 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ecuador | 22.74 | 54 | 1970 - 2023 |
India | 22.54 | 55 | 1970 - 2023 |
Samoa | 22.2 | 56 | 1974 - 2023 |
Domin. Rep. | 21.81 | 57 | 1970 - 2023 |
Rwanda | 21.81 | 58 | 1976 - 2023 |
Brazil | 20.87 | 59 | 1970 - 2023 |
Uzbekistan | 17.55 | 60 | 1999 - 2023 |
Grenada | 17.39 | 61 | 1977 - 2023 |
Philippines | 17.3 | 62 | 1970 - 2023 |
Cameroon | 17.12 | 63 | 1970 - 2022 |
Bolivia | 16.81 | 64 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tajikistan | 16.26 | 65 | 1997 - 2022 |
Peru | 14.55 | 66 | 1970 - 2023 |
DR Congo | 13.43 | 67 | 1970 - 2023 |
Serbia | 12.38 | 68 | 2006 - 2023 |
Honduras | 11.76 | 69 | 1976 - 2023 |
Montenegro | 10.41 | 70 | 2007 - 2023 |
Solomon Isl. | 8.97 | 71 | 1978 - 2023 |
Madagascar | 8.32 | 72 | 1973 - 2023 |
Gambia | 7.12 | 73 | 1977 - 2023 |
Guyana | 5.92 | 74 | 1972 - 2023 |
Vanuatu | 4.98 | 75 | 1983 - 2023 |
Azerbaijan | 4.47 | 76 | 1993 - 2023 |
Nepal | 3.45 | 77 | 1977 - 2023 |
Swaziland | 2.64 | 78 | 1977 - 2023 |
Botswana | 2.62 | 79 | 1976 - 2023 |
Algeria | 2.43 | 80 | 1977 - 2023 |
Belize | 2.04 | 81 | 1977 - 2023 |
Lesotho | 1.87 | 82 | 1980 - 2023 |
Guatemala | 1.48 | 83 | 1970 - 2023 |
Iraq | 1.19 | 84 | 2015 - 2023 |
Bhutan | 0.67 | 85 | 1985 - 2023 |
Comoros | 0.55 | 86 | 1980 - 2023 |
Burundi | 0.17 | 87 | 1977 - 2023 |
Haiti | 0 | 88 | 1975 - 2023 |
Liberia | 0 | 89 | 1974 - 2022 |
St. Vincent & ... | 0 | 90 | 1981 - 2023 |
Tonga | 0 | 91 | 1985 - 2023 |
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 reserves includes gold.
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