Short-term external debt - Country rankings

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Short-term debt, percent of total external debt, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 121 countries was 10.92 percent.The highest value was in China: 52.62 percent and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Short-term external debt, 2020 Global rank Available data
China 52.62 1 1981 - 2020
Iran 38.24 2 1971 - 2020
Jordan 37.05 3 1970 - 2020
Thailand 36.65 4 1970 - 2020
Algeria 34.44 5 1970 - 2020
Somalia 33.85 6 1970 - 2020
Mauritius 33.71 7 1970 - 2020
Panama 32.77 8 1970 - 2020
Turkey 31.76 9 1970 - 2020
Venezuela 30.94 10 1970 - 2020
Zimbabwe 30.23 11 1970 - 2020
Bulgaria 27.4 12 1981 - 2020
Moldova 26.5 13 1992 - 2020
Tunisia 25.91 14 1970 - 2020
Sudan 25.36 15 1970 - 2020
Belarus 23.97 16 1993 - 2020
Paraguay 23.34 17 1970 - 2020
Cambodia 21.53 18 1981 - 2020
Vietnam 21.28 19 1981 - 2020
Mauritania 18.83 20 1970 - 2020
Ukraine 18.54 21 1992 - 2020
India 18.35 22 1970 - 2020
Argentina 16.79 23 1970 - 2020
Tajikistan 16.43 24 1992 - 2020
Ghana 16.4 25 1970 - 2020
South Africa 16.27 26 1994 - 2020
Bangladesh 16.22 27 1972 - 2020
Grenada 15.51 28 1970 - 2020
Sri Lanka 14.9 29 1970 - 2020
Lebanon 14.74 30 1970 - 2020
Philippines 14.43 31 1970 - 2020
Afghanistan 14.21 32 2006 - 2020
C.A. Republic 14.19 33 1970 - 2020
North Macedonia 14.18 34 1993 - 2020
Peru 13.98 35 1970 - 2020
Botswana 13.63 36 1970 - 2020
Pakistan 12.93 37 1970 - 2020
Syria 12.81 38 2008 - 2020
Costa Rica 12.6 39 1970 - 2020
Togo 12.58 40 1970 - 2020
Brazil 12.56 41 1970 - 2020
Romania 12.48 42 1972 - 2020
Morocco 12.4 43 1970 - 2020
Tanzania 12.35 44 1970 - 2020
Armenia 12.24 45 1993 - 2020
Russia 12.06 46 1992 - 2020
Georgia 11.56 47 1992 - 2020
Indonesia 10.65 48 1970 - 2020
Mexico 10.63 49 1970 - 2020
Saint Lucia 10.61 50 1981 - 2020
Maldives 10.41 51 1978 - 2020
El Salvador 10.21 52 1970 - 2020
Jamaica 9.9 53 1970 - 2020
Nicaragua 9.7 54 1970 - 2020
Angola 9.48 55 1989 - 2020
Djibouti 9.44 56 1970 - 2020
Mongolia 9.38 57 1992 - 2020
Egypt 9.09 58 1970 - 2020
Colombia 9.07 59 1970 - 2020
Mozambique 8.74 60 1984 - 2020
Sierra Leone 8.66 61 1970 - 2020
Vanuatu 8.43 62 1981 - 2020
Uzbekistan 7.42 63 1992 - 2020
Uganda 6.92 64 1970 - 2020
Yemen 6.45 65 1971 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 6.35 66 1992 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 6.24 67 1978 - 2020
Albania 6.17 68 1991 - 2020
Kazakhstan 6.16 69 1992 - 2020
Serbia 6.12 70 1970 - 2020
Malawi 6.06 71 1970 - 2020
Kenya 6.01 72 1970 - 2020
G.-Bissau 5.99 73 1970 - 2020
Laos 5.74 74 1970 - 2020
Honduras 5.62 75 1970 - 2020
Madagascar 5.61 76 1970 - 2020
Benin 5.38 77 1970 - 2020
R. of Congo 5.36 78 1970 - 2020
Dominica 5.35 79 1981 - 2020
Guatemala 4.89 80 1970 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 4.88 81 1970 - 2020
Eritrea 4.73 82 1994 - 2020
Rwanda 4.62 83 1970 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 4.58 84 1977 - 2020
Nepal 4.56 85 1970 - 2020
Ivory Coast 4.22 86 1970 - 2020
Bolivia 3.74 87 1970 - 2020
Guyana 3.61 88 1970 - 2020
Guinea 3.45 89 1970 - 2020
Swaziland 3.44 90 1970 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 3.32 91 1999 - 2020
Gambia 3.31 92 1970 - 2020
Montenegro 3.25 93 2006 - 2020
Azerbaijan 2.86 94 1993 - 2020
Cameroon 2.66 95 1970 - 2020
Turkmenistan 2.52 96 1993 - 2020
Zambia 2.25 97 1970 - 2020
Papua N.G. 2.22 98 1970 - 2020
DR Congo 2.14 99 1970 - 2020
Ecuador 1.68 100 1970 - 2020
Fiji 1.42 101 1970 - 2020
Mali 1.37 102 1970 - 2020
Ethiopia 1.35 103 1970 - 2020
Niger 1.34 104 1970 - 2020
Gabon 0.99 105 1970 - 2020
Chad 0.84 106 1970 - 2020
Belize 0.52 107 1970 - 2020
Burma 0.51 108 1970 - 2020
Comoros 0.39 109 1970 - 2020
Lesotho 0.19 110 1970 - 2020
Bhutan 0.05 111 1981 - 2020
Burundi 0.04 112 1970 - 2020
Burkina Faso 0 113 1970 - 2020
Cape Verde 0 114 1981 - 2020
Haiti 0 115 1970 - 2020
Liberia 0 116 1970 - 2020
Nigeria 0 117 1970 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 0 118 1970 - 2020
Samoa 0 119 1970 - 2020
Senegal 0 120 1970 - 2020
Tonga 0 121 1985 - 2020


Economic outlook

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.
1. China
2. Iran
3. Jordan
4. Thailand
5. Algeria
6. Somalia
7. Mauritius
8. Panama
9. Turkey
10. Venezuela
11. Zimbabwe
12. Bulgaria
13. Moldova
14. Tunisia
15. Sudan
16. Belarus
17. Paraguay
18. Cambodia
19. Vietnam
20. Mauritania
21. Ukraine
22. India
23. Argentina
24. Tajikistan
25. Ghana
26. South Africa
27. Bangladesh
28. Grenada
29. Sri Lanka
30. Lebanon
31. Philippines
32. Afghanistan
33. C.A. Republic
34. North Macedonia
35. Peru
36. Botswana
37. Pakistan
38. Syria
39. Costa Rica
40. Togo
41. Brazil
42. Romania
43. Morocco
44. Tanzania
45. Armenia
46. Russia
47. Georgia
48. Indonesia
49. Mexico
50. Saint Lucia
51. Maldives
52. El Salvador
53. Jamaica
54. Nicaragua
55. Angola
56. Djibouti
57. Mongolia
58. Egypt
59. Colombia
60. Mozambique
61. Sierra Leone
62. Vanuatu
63. Uzbekistan
64. Uganda
65. Yemen
66. Kyrgyzstan
67. Solomon Isl.
68. Albania
69. Kazakhstan
70. Serbia
71. Malawi
72. Kenya
73. G.-Bissau
74. Laos
75. Honduras
76. Madagascar
77. Benin
78. R. of Congo
79. Dominica
80. Guatemala
81. Domin. Rep.
82. Eritrea
83. Rwanda
84. S.T.&Principe
85. Nepal
86. Ivory Coast
87. Bolivia
88. Guyana
89. Guinea
90. Swaziland
91. Bosnia & Herz.
92. Gambia
93. Montenegro
94. Azerbaijan
95. Cameroon
96. Turkmenistan
97. Zambia
98. Papua N.G.
99. DR Congo
100. Ecuador
101. Fiji
102. Mali
103. Ethiopia
104. Niger
105. Gabon
106. Chad
107. Belize
108. Burma
109. Comoros
110. Lesotho
111. Bhutan
112. Burundi
113. Burkina Faso
114. Cape Verde
115. Haiti
116. Liberia
117. Nigeria
118. St. Vincent & ...
119. Samoa
120. Senegal
121. Tonga
52.62
38.24
37.05
36.65
34.44
33.85
33.71
32.77
31.76
30.94
30.23
27.40
26.50
25.91
25.36
23.97
23.34
21.53
21.28
18.83
18.54
18.35
16.79
16.43
16.40
16.27
16.22
15.51
14.90
14.74
14.43
14.21
14.19
14.18
13.98
13.63
12.93
12.81
12.60
12.58
12.56
12.48
12.40
12.35
12.24
12.06
11.56
10.65
10.63
10.61
10.41
10.21
9.90
9.70
9.48
9.44
9.38
9.09
9.07
8.74
8.66
8.43
7.42
6.92
6.45
6.35
6.24
6.17
6.16
6.12
6.06
6.01
5.99
5.74
5.62
5.61
5.38
5.36
5.35
4.89
4.88
4.73
4.62
4.58
4.56
4.22
3.74
3.61
3.45
3.44
3.32
3.31
3.25
2.86
2.66
2.52
2.25
2.22
2.14
1.68
1.42
1.37
1.35
1.34
0.99
0.84
0.52
0.51
0.39
0.19
0.05
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
13.2
26.3
39.5
52.62
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