| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 52.62 | 2020 | 1 | 57.01 |
| 2 | Thailand | 36.65 | 2020 | 2 | 33.25 |
| 3 | Cambodia | 21.53 | 2020 | 3 | 22.26 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 21.28 | 2020 | 4 | 20.79 |
| 5 ↑ | India | 18.35 | 2020 | 7 | 19.04 |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 16.43 | 2020 | 6 | 20.46 |
| 7 ↑ | Bangladesh | 16.22 | 2020 | 8 | 17.05 |
| 8 ↑ | Sri Lanka | 14.9 | 2020 | 10 | 15.04 |
| 9 ↓ | Philippines | 14.43 | 2020 | 5 | 20.58 |
| 10 ↓ | Pakistan | 12.93 | 2020 | 9 | 15.38 |
| 11 ↑ | Russia | 12.06 | 2020 | 12 | 11.92 |
| 12 ↑ | Indonesia | 10.65 | 2020 | 13 | 11.14 |
| 13 ↓ | Maldives | 10.41 | 2020 | 11 | 12.56 |
| 14 | Mongolia | 9.38 | 2020 | 14 | 9.35 |
| 15 ↑ | Uzbekistan | 7.42 | 2020 | 20 | 3.01 |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.35 | 2020 | 16 | 6.12 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 6.16 | 2020 | 17 | 5.65 |
| 18 ↑ | Laos | 5.74 | 2020 | 19 | 3.5 |
| 19 ↓ | Nepal | 4.56 | 2020 | 15 | 6.18 |
| 20 ↓ | Azerbaijan | 2.86 | 2020 | 18 | 3.89 |
| 21 ↑ | Turkmenistan | 2.52 | 2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | Burma (Myanmar) | 0.51 | 2020 | 22 | 0.59 |
| 23 ↓ | Bhutan | 0.05 | 2020 | 21 | 1.03 |
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.
