Short-Term Debt

Global Ranking

percent of total external debtSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	China	52.62	2020	2	57.01
2 ↑	Iran	38.24	2020	7	32.92
3 ↑	Jordan	37.05	2020	4	36.73
4 ↑	Thailand	36.65	2020	6	33.25
5 ↓	Algeria	34.44	2020	3	41.23
6 ↓	Somalia	33.85	2020	1	59.16
7 ↑	Mauritius	33.71	2020	8	31.72
8 ↓	Panama	32.77	2020	5	34.29
9 ↑	Turkey	31.76	2020	13	27.93
10 ↓	Venezuela	30.94	2020	9	29.34
11	Zimbabwe	30.23	2020	11	28.76
12 ↑	Bulgaria	27.4	2020	16	24.43
13 ↑	Moldova	26.5	2020	14	26.48
14 ↓	Tunisia	25.91	2020	10	29.03
15 ↑	Sudan	25.36	2020	17	24.37
16 ↓	Belarus	23.97	2020	15	25.04
17 ↓	Paraguay	23.34	2020	11	28.76
18 ↑	Cambodia	21.53	2020	19	22.26
19 ↑	Vietnam	21.28	2020	20	20.79
20 ↑	Mauritania	18.83	2020	23	20.17
21 ↑	Ukraine	18.54	2020	26	17.77
22 ↑	India	18.35	2020	24	19.04
23 ↓	Argentina	16.79	2020	18	23.79
24 ↓	Tajikistan	16.43	2020	22	20.46
25 ↑	Ghana	16.4	2020	27	17.26
26 ↓	South Africa	16.27	2020	25	18.63
27 ↑	Bangladesh	16.22	2020	28	17.05
28 ↑	Grenada	15.51	2020	99	2.63
29 ↑	Sri Lanka	14.9	2020	34	15.04
30 ↑	Lebanon	14.74	2020	67	6.72
31 ↓	Philippines	14.43	2020	21	20.58
32 ↓	Afghanistan	14.21	2020	31	15.77
33 ↑	Central African Republic	14.19	2020	35	14.9
34 ↓	Macedonia	14.18	2020	32	15.54
35 ↑	Peru	13.98	2020	40	13.33
36 ↑	Botswana	13.63	2020	59	8.89
37 ↓	Pakistan	12.93	2020	33	15.38
38 ↑	Syria	12.81	2020	44	12.4
39 ↑	Costa Rica	12.6	2020	58	9.25
40 ↓	Togo	12.58	2020	29	16.13
41 ↓	Brazil	12.56	2020	37	13.92
42 ↓	Romania	12.48	2020	38	13.86
43 ↓	Morocco	12.4	2020	30	15.79
44 ↑	Tanzania	12.35	2020	49	11.55
45 ↓	Armenia	12.24	2020	39	13.42
46 ↑	Russia	12.06	2020	47	11.92
47 ↓	Georgia	11.56	2020	46	12.13
48 ↑	Indonesia	10.65	2020	51	11.14
49 ↓	Mexico	10.63	2020	41	13.27
50 ↓	Saint Lucia	10.61	2020	48	11.73
51 ↓	Maldives	10.41	2020	43	12.56
52 ↓	El Salvador	10.21	2020	42	12.74
53 ↓	Jamaica	9.9	2020	45	12.21
54 ↓	Nicaragua	9.7	2020	52	10.32
55 ↑	Angola	9.48	2020	77	5.06
56 ↓	Djibouti	9.44	2020	36	14.71
57	Mongolia	9.38	2020	57	9.35
58 ↓	Egypt	9.09	2020	55	9.81
59 ↓	Colombia	9.07	2020	50	11.28
60	Mozambique	8.74	2020	60	8.19
61 ↓	Sierra Leone	8.66	2020	54	10.06
62 ↓	Vanuatu	8.43	2020	56	9.53
63 ↑	Uzbekistan	7.42	2020	94	3.01
64 ↑	Uganda	6.92	2020	66	6.81
65 ↑	Yemen	6.45	2020	73	6.05
66 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	6.35	2020	72	6.12
67 ↓	Solomon Islands	6.24	2020	52	10.32
68 ↑	Albania	6.17	2020	69	6.35
69 ↑	Kazakhstan	6.16	2020	74	5.65
70 ↓	Serbia	6.12	2020	61	8.02
71 ↑	Malawi	6.06	2020	97	2.81
72 ↓	Kenya	6.01	2020	64	7.47
73 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	5.99	2020	63	7.72
74 ↑	Laos	5.74	2020	88	3.5
75 ↓	Honduras	5.62	2020	62	7.99
76 ↓	Madagascar	5.61	2020	65	6.92
77 ↑	Benin	5.38	2020	109	0.31
78 ↑	Republic of the Congo	5.36	2020	82	4.31
79 ↑	Dominica	5.35	2020	84	4.07
80 ↓	Guatemala	4.89	2020	75	5.35
81 ↓	Dominican Republic	4.88	2020	68	6.55
82 ↑	Eritrea	4.73	2020	83	4.23
83 ↓	Rwanda	4.62	2020	76	5.27
84 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	4.58	2020	93	3.02
85 ↓	Nepal	4.56	2020	71	6.18
86 ↓	Ivory Coast	4.22	2020	79	4.49
87 ↓	Bolivia	3.74	2020	80	4.46
88 ↑	Guyana	3.61	2020	92	3.18
89 ↓	Guinea	3.45	2020	70	6.27
90 ↓	Swaziland	3.44	2020	81	4.36
91 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.32	2020	98	2.71
92 ↓	Gambia	3.31	2020	90	3.37
93 ↓	Montenegro	3.25	2020	91	3.32
94 ↓	Azerbaijan	2.86	2020	86	3.89
95 ↑	Cameroon	2.66	2020	96	2.94
96 ↑	Turkmenistan	2.52	2020	113	0
97 ↓	Zambia	2.25	2020	94	3.01
98 ↓	Papua New Guinea	2.22	2020	88	3.5
99 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.14	2020	87	3.72
100 ↑	Ecuador	1.68	2020	102	1.75
101 ↓	Fiji	1.42	2020	85	3.94
102 ↓	Mali	1.37	2020	101	2.13
103	Ethiopia	1.35	2020	103	1.69
104 ↓	Niger	1.34	2020	100	2.59
105 ↓	Gabon	0.99	2020	78	5
106 ↓	Chad	0.84	2020	105	0.8
107 ↑	Belize	0.52	2020	109	0.31
108	Burma (Myanmar)	0.51	2020	108	0.59
109 ↓	Comoros	0.39	2020	107	0.71
110 ↑	Lesotho	0.19	2020	111	0.04
111 ↓	Bhutan	0.05	2020	104	1.03
112 ↓	Burundi	0.04	2020	111	0.04
113	Senegal	0	2020	113	0
113 ↓	Haiti	0	2020	106	0.74
113	Nigeria	0	2020	113	0
113	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	2020	113	0
113	Liberia	0	2020	113	0
113	Burkina Faso	0	2020	113	0
113	Tonga	0	2020	113	0
113	Samoa	0	2020	113	0
113	Cape Verde	0	2020	113	0

Definition of Short-Term Debt

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.