Short-term external debt - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Short-term debt, percent of total external debt, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 120 countries was 11.18 percent. The highest value was in China: 52.96 percent and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 52.96 1 1981 - 2022
Mauritius 47.9 2 1970 - 2022
Thailand 40.93 3 1970 - 2022
Jordan 38.3 4 1970 - 2022
Tunisia 34.51 5 1970 - 2022
Turkey 32.31 6 1970 - 2022
Zimbabwe 28.88 7 1970 - 2022
Somalia 28.3 8 1970 - 2022
Vietnam 26.02 9 1981 - 2022
Belarus 25.33 10 1993 - 2022
Moldova 25.18 11 1992 - 2022
Iran 25.08 12 1971 - 2022
South Africa 24.95 13 1994 - 2022
Algeria 24.47 14 1970 - 2022
Lebanon 23.12 15 1970 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 22.26 16 1999 - 2022
Nigeria 22.25 17 1970 - 2022
Armenia 22.03 18 1993 - 2022
Sudan 21.39 19 1970 - 2022
Bulgaria 21.16 20 1981 - 2022
India 20.94 21 1970 - 2022
Cambodia 20.51 22 1981 - 2022
Argentina 19.82 23 1970 - 2022
Djibouti 19.81 24 1970 - 2022
Bangladesh 19.1 25 1972 - 2022
Egypt 18.54 26 1970 - 2022
Costa Rica 17.52 27 1970 - 2022
Russia 17.43 28 1992 - 2022
North Macedonia 16.98 29 1993 - 2022
Papua N.G. 16.3 30 1970 - 2022
Georgia 15.88 31 1992 - 2022
Samoa 15.52 32 1970 - 2022
Morocco 15.37 33 1970 - 2022
Philippines 14.94 34 1970 - 2022
Sri Lanka 14.63 35 1970 - 2022
Tanzania 14.22 36 1970 - 2022
Indonesia 12.71 37 1970 - 2022
Jamaica 12.69 38 1970 - 2022
Uzbekistan 12.58 39 1992 - 2022
Syria 12.45 40 2008 - 2022
Peru 11.95 41 1970 - 2022
Brazil 11.71 42 1970 - 2022
Afghanistan 11.61 43 2006 - 2022
Ghana 11.56 44 1970 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 11.39 45 1978 - 2022
Maldives 11.3 46 1978 - 2022
Senegal 11.21 47 1970 - 2022
El Salvador 11.12 48 1970 - 2022
Ukraine 11.07 49 1992 - 2022
Saint Lucia 10.72 50 1981 - 2022
Tajikistan 10.64 51 1992 - 2022
Colombia 10.38 52 1970 - 2022
Kazakhstan 10.3 53 1992 - 2022
C.A. Republic 9.99 54 1970 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 9.81 55 1992 - 2022
Albania 9.74 56 1991 - 2022
Grenada 9.65 57 1970 - 2022
Paraguay 9.45 58 1970 - 2022
Suriname 9.2 59 2015 - 2022
Mexico 9.12 60 1970 - 2022
Zambia 9.11 61 1970 - 2022
Uganda 8.96 62 1970 - 2022
Honduras 7.85 63 1970 - 2022
Nicaragua 7.69 64 1970 - 2022
Angola 6.98 65 1989 - 2022
Sierra Leone 6.93 66 1970 - 2022
Pakistan 6.91 67 1970 - 2022
Yemen 6.79 68 1971 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 6.57 69 1970 - 2022
Vanuatu 6.56 70 1981 - 2022
Kenya 6.18 71 1970 - 2022
Mongolia 6.16 72 1992 - 2022
Cameroon 5.82 73 1970 - 2022
Serbia 5.8 74 1970 - 2022
Botswana 5.69 75 1970 - 2022
Eritrea 5.63 76 1994 - 2022
DR Congo 5.52 77 1970 - 2022
Togo 5.45 78 1970 - 2022
Ivory Coast 5.28 79 1970 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 5.23 80 1977 - 2022
Guinea 5.15 81 1970 - 2022
Benin 5.11 82 1970 - 2022
Iraq 5.11 83 2015 - 2022
Dominica 4.8 84 1981 - 2022
Mauritania 4.48 85 1970 - 2022
Gabon 4.08 86 1970 - 2022
Laos 4.01 87 1970 - 2022
Bolivia 3.96 88 1970 - 2022
Rwanda 3.88 89 1970 - 2022
Fiji 3.65 90 1970 - 2022
Gambia 3.58 91 1970 - 2022
Nepal 3.52 92 1970 - 2022
Azerbaijan 3.31 93 1993 - 2022
Ecuador 3.17 94 1970 - 2022
Madagascar 3.03 95 1970 - 2022
Malawi 2.72 96 1970 - 2022
R. of Congo 2.44 97 1970 - 2022
Guyana 2.28 98 1970 - 2022
Montenegro 2.25 99 2006 - 2022
Turkmenistan 2.22 100 1993 - 2022
Guatemala 1.87 101 1970 - 2022
Mozambique 1.23 102 1984 - 2022
Ethiopia 1.18 103 1970 - 2022
Chad 0.99 104 1970 - 2022
Swaziland 0.99 105 1970 - 2022
Mali 0.83 106 1970 - 2022
Lesotho 0.8 107 1970 - 2022
Niger 0.79 108 1970 - 2022
Belize 0.67 109 1970 - 2022
Comoros 0.42 110 1970 - 2022
Burma 0.25 111 1970 - 2022
Bhutan 0.19 112 1981 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.14 113 1970 - 2022
Burundi 0.03 114 1970 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0 115 1970 - 2022
Cape Verde 0 116 1981 - 2022
Haiti 0 117 1970 - 2022
Liberia 0 118 1970 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 119 1970 - 2022
Tonga 0 120 1985 - 2022



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.

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1. China
2. Mauritius
3. Thailand
4. Jordan
5. Tunisia
6. Turkey
7. Zimbabwe
8. Somalia
9. Vietnam
10. Belarus
11. Moldova
12. Iran
13. South Africa
14. Algeria
15. Lebanon
16. Bosnia & Herz.
17. Nigeria
18. Armenia
19. Sudan
20. Bulgaria
21. India
22. Cambodia
23. Argentina
24. Djibouti
25. Bangladesh
26. Egypt
27. Costa Rica
28. Russia
29. North Macedonia
30. Papua N.G.
31. Georgia
32. Samoa
33. Morocco
34. Philippines
35. Sri Lanka
36. Tanzania
37. Indonesia
38. Jamaica
39. Uzbekistan
40. Syria
41. Peru
42. Brazil
43. Afghanistan
44. Ghana
45. Solomon Isl.
46. Maldives
47. Senegal
48. El Salvador
49. Ukraine
50. Saint Lucia
51. Tajikistan
52. Colombia
53. Kazakhstan
54. C.A. Republic
55. Kyrgyzstan
56. Albania
57. Grenada
58. Paraguay
59. Suriname
60. Mexico
61. Zambia
62. Uganda
63. Honduras
64. Nicaragua
65. Angola
66. Sierra Leone
67. Pakistan
68. Yemen
69. Domin. Rep.
70. Vanuatu
71. Kenya
72. Mongolia
73. Cameroon
74. Serbia
75. Botswana
76. Eritrea
77. DR Congo
78. Togo
79. Ivory Coast
80. S.T.&Principe
81. Guinea
82. Benin
83. Iraq
84. Dominica
85. Mauritania
86. Gabon
87. Laos
88. Bolivia
89. Rwanda
90. Fiji
91. Gambia
92. Nepal
93. Azerbaijan
94. Ecuador
95. Madagascar
96. Malawi
97. R. of Congo
98. Guyana
99. Montenegro
100. Turkmenistan
101. Guatemala
102. Mozambique
103. Ethiopia
104. Chad
105. Swaziland
106. Mali
107. Lesotho
108. Niger
109. Belize
110. Comoros
111. Burma
112. Bhutan
113. G.-Bissau
114. Burundi
115. Burkina Faso
116. Cape Verde
117. Haiti
118. Liberia
119. St. Vincent & ...
120. Tonga
52.96
47.90
40.93
38.30
34.51
32.31
28.88
28.30
26.02
25.33
25.18
25.08
24.95
24.47
23.12
22.26
22.25
22.03
21.39
21.16
20.94
20.51
19.82
19.81
19.10
18.54
17.52
17.43
16.98
16.30
15.88
15.52
15.37
14.94
14.63
14.22
12.71
12.69
12.58
12.45
11.95
11.71
11.61
11.56
11.39
11.30
11.21
11.12
11.07
10.72
10.64
10.38
10.30
9.99
9.81
9.74
9.65
9.45
9.20
9.12
9.11
8.96
7.85
7.69
6.98
6.93
6.91
6.79
6.57
6.56
6.18
6.16
5.82
5.80
5.69
5.63
5.52
5.45
5.28
5.23
5.15
5.11
5.11
4.80
4.48
4.08
4.01
3.96
3.88
3.65
3.58
3.52
3.31
3.17
3.03
2.72
2.44
2.28
2.25
2.22
1.87
1.23
1.18
0.99
0.99
0.83
0.80
0.79
0.67
0.42
0.25
0.19
0.14
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
13.2
26.5
39.7
52.96


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