Short-term debt to reserves - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Short-term external debt, percent of international reserves, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 90 countries was 37.62 percent.The highest value was in Zimbabwe: 445.37 percent and the lowest value was in Azerbaijan: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
Zimbabwe 445.37 1 1970 - 2021
Sri Lanka 274.86 2 1970 - 2021
Tunisia 152.49 3 1970 - 2021
Belarus 123.03 4 1994 - 2021
Djibouti 113.91 5 1984 - 2021
Argentina 110.9 6 1970 - 2021
Turkey 110.62 7 1970 - 2021
Mauritius 86.59 8 1977 - 2021
Ukraine 71.91 9 1992 - 2021
Maldives 68.15 10 1978 - 2021
Costa Rica 67.67 11 1970 - 2021
Moldova 66.73 12 1992 - 2021
El Salvador 65.91 13 1977 - 2021
South Africa 63.01 14 1994 - 2021
Laos 61.46 15 1988 - 2021
Georgia 55.54 16 1995 - 2021
Ghana 51.9 17 1970 - 2021
Paraguay 48.17 18 1972 - 2021
Armenia 47.18 19 1993 - 2021
Mozambique 47.03 20 1984 - 2021
Jamaica 46.7 21 1970 - 2021
Zambia 45.98 22 1970 - 2021
Angola 42.33 23 1995 - 2021
China 42.19 24 1982 - 2021
North Macedonia 39.77 25 1993 - 2021
Pakistan 39.38 26 1970 - 2021
Bangladesh 39.18 27 1972 - 2021
Kazakhstan 36.95 28 1993 - 2021
Lebanon 36.48 29 1977 - 2021
Tajikistan 35.58 30 1997 - 2021
R. of Congo 34.98 31 1970 - 2021
Grenada 34.56 32 1977 - 2021
C.A. Republic 33.55 33 1970 - 2021
Indonesia 33.55 34 1970 - 2021
Egypt 32.25 35 1970 - 2021
Vietnam 30.39 36 1995 - 2021
Thailand 30.17 37 1970 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 28.57 38 1999 - 2021
Colombia 27.19 39 1970 - 2021
Mongolia 26.79 40 1992 - 2021
Nicaragua 26.54 41 1970 - 2021
Kenya 25.58 42 1970 - 2021
Morocco 25.47 43 1970 - 2021
Mexico 24.3 44 1970 - 2021
Rwanda 22.07 45 1976 - 2021
Cambodia 21.89 46 1993 - 2021
Brazil 21.74 47 1970 - 2021
Bulgaria 21.61 48 1991 - 2021
Saint Lucia 21.25 49 1981 - 2021
Montenegro 19.5 50 2007 - 2021
Sierra Leone 19.17 51 1970 - 2021
Ecuador 18.23 52 1970 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 18.13 53 1993 - 2021
India 17.95 54 1970 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 17.61 55 1970 - 2021
Albania 16.99 56 1993 - 2021
Bolivia 16.05 57 1970 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 15.22 58 1995 - 2021
Philippines 13.87 59 1970 - 2021
Russia 13.64 60 1993 - 2021
DR Congo 13.1 61 1970 - 2021
Honduras 11.69 62 1976 - 2021
Serbia 10.71 63 2006 - 2021
Uzbekistan 10.02 64 1999 - 2021
Madagascar 9.95 65 1973 - 2021
Chad 9.75 66 1970 - 2021
Mauritania 9.47 67 1971 - 2021
Dominica 9.26 68 1981 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 7.44 69 1978 - 2021
Guyana 7.16 70 1972 - 2021
Swaziland 6.91 71 1977 - 2021
Guatemala 6.57 72 1970 - 2021
Vanuatu 6 73 1983 - 2021
Gambia 5.78 74 1977 - 2021
Nepal 3.47 75 1977 - 2021
Botswana 3.25 76 1976 - 2021
Fiji 2.91 77 1976 - 2021
Algeria 2.84 78 1977 - 2021
Belize 2.34 79 1977 - 2021
Iraq 0.97 80 2015 - 2021
Comoros 0.34 81 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 0.3 82 1985 - 2021
Burundi 0.1 83 1977 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0 84 1993 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 85 1981 - 2021
Haiti 0 86 1975 - 2021
Nigeria 0 87 1970 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 88 1981 - 2021
Samoa 0 89 1974 - 2021
Tonga 0 90 1985 - 2021


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.
1. Zimbabwe
2. Sri Lanka
3. Tunisia
4. Belarus
5. Djibouti
6. Argentina
7. Turkey
8. Mauritius
9. Ukraine
10. Maldives
11. Costa Rica
12. Moldova
13. El Salvador
14. South Africa
15. Laos
16. Georgia
17. Ghana
18. Paraguay
19. Armenia
20. Mozambique
21. Jamaica
22. Zambia
23. Angola
24. China
25. North Macedonia
26. Pakistan
27. Bangladesh
28. Kazakhstan
29. Lebanon
30. Tajikistan
31. R. of Congo
32. Grenada
33. C.A. Republic
34. Indonesia
35. Egypt
36. Vietnam
37. Thailand
38. Bosnia & Herz.
39. Colombia
40. Mongolia
41. Nicaragua
42. Kenya
43. Morocco
44. Mexico
45. Rwanda
46. Cambodia
47. Brazil
48. Bulgaria
49. Saint Lucia
50. Montenegro
51. Sierra Leone
52. Ecuador
53. Kyrgyzstan
54. India
55. Domin. Rep.
56. Albania
57. Bolivia
58. S.T.&Principe
59. Philippines
60. Russia
61. DR Congo
62. Honduras
63. Serbia
64. Uzbekistan
65. Madagascar
66. Chad
67. Mauritania
68. Dominica
69. Solomon Isl.
70. Guyana
71. Swaziland
72. Guatemala
73. Vanuatu
74. Gambia
75. Nepal
76. Botswana
77. Fiji
78. Algeria
79. Belize
80. Iraq
81. Comoros
82. Bhutan
83. Burundi
84. Azerbaijan
85. Cape Verde
86. Haiti
87. Nigeria
88. St. Vincent & ...
89. Samoa
90. Tonga
445.37
274.86
152.49
123.03
113.91
110.90
110.62
86.59
71.91
68.15
67.67
66.73
65.91
63.01
61.46
55.54
51.90
48.17
47.18
47.03
46.70
45.98
42.33
42.19
39.77
39.38
39.18
36.95
36.48
35.58
34.98
34.56
33.55
33.55
32.25
30.39
30.17
28.57
27.19
26.79
26.54
25.58
25.47
24.30
22.07
21.89
21.74
21.61
21.25
19.50
19.17
18.23
18.13
17.95
17.61
16.99
16.05
15.22
13.87
13.64
13.10
11.69
10.71
10.02
9.95
9.75
9.47
9.26
7.44
7.16
6.91
6.57
6.00
5.78
3.47
3.25
2.91
2.84
2.34
0.97
0.34
0.30
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
111.3
222.7
334
445.37
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