Short-Term External Debt

Global Ranking

percent of international reservesSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Zimbabwe	11529.88	2020	2	2328.31
2 ↓	Sudan	3001.15	2017	1	3003.62
3 ↑	Somalia	842.53	1989	4	608.55
4 ↑	Venezuela	451.25	2017	5	430.95
5 ↓	Panama	371.04	2020	3	1075.74
6 ↑	Sri Lanka	148.24	2020	9	110.37
7 ↑	Turkey	148.04	2020	8	116.55
8 ↑	Belarus	136.39	2020	10	108.57
9 ↓	Tunisia	108.37	2020	7	144.33
10 ↓	Argentina	108.13	2020	6	149.32
11 ↑	Tajikistan	92.66	2019	16	68.6
12 ↑	Mauritius	85.66	2020	14	78.25
13	Ukraine	82.63	2020	13	87
14 ↓	Pakistan	81.33	2020	12	100.06
15 ↓	Mauritania	72.01	2020	11	105.26
16 ↑	Laos	70.71	2020	28	52.65
17	Mongolia	68.6	2020	17	67.83
18 ↑	Jordan	67.36	2016	23	62.19
19 ↑	Ghana	65.15	2020	25	61.01
20 ↑	Iran	62.06	1982	101	2.03
21 ↑	Armenia	61.28	2020	27	55.96
22 ↑	El Salvador	60.7	2020	30	49.79
23 ↓	Moldova	59.36	2020	18	65.12
24 ↓	Georgia	59.35	2020	19	64.91
25 ↑	Zambia	56.29	2020	26	57.66
26 ↑	Costa Rica	54.51	2020	46	30.83
27 ↑	Tanzania	51.14	2018	32	44.47
28 ↓	South Africa	50.52	2020	21	62.74
29 ↓	Paraguay	50.13	2020	24	61.07
30 ↑	Angola	46.27	2020	62	19.98
31 ↓	Jamaica	45.32	2020	22	62.48
32 ↑	Mozambique	44.7	2020	33	42.38
33 ↑	Central African Republic	37.76	2019	54	24.43
34 ↓	Djibouti	36.84	2020	15	74.8
35 ↑	China	36.82	2020	36	37.4
36 ↓	Macedonia	36.44	2020	35	38.25
37 ↓	Nicaragua	36.38	2020	29	50.27
38 ↓	Maldives	35.44	2020	31	44.66
39 ↑	Grenada	34.83	2020	90	5.86
40 ↓	Romania	34.04	2020	34	39.02
41 ↑	Saint Lucia	33.65	2020	49	28.74
42 ↓	Indonesia	32.73	2020	40	34.68
43 ↓	Bulgaria	31.37	2020	38	35.46
44 ↑	Malawi	31.03	2020	85	8.28
45 ↑	Egypt	30.68	2020	53	25.32
46 ↑	Thailand	28.99	2020	52	26.65
47 ↓	Kazakhstan	28.16	2020	44	31.04
48 ↑	Papua New Guinea	28.09	2019	61	20.71
49 ↓	Vietnam	28.05	2020	43	31.14
50	Kenya	27.64	2020	50	28.64
51 ↑	Gabon	26.21	2019	73	14.18
52 ↓	Sierra Leone	25.88	2020	39	35.18
53 ↓	Bangladesh	25.45	2020	47	29.78
54 ↓	Mexico	24.97	2020	41	34.25
55 ↓	Colombia	24.05	2020	48	29.7
56 ↑	Lebanon	23.93	2020	80	9.51
57 ↓	Republic of the Congo	23.47	2019	20	64.63
58 ↓	Morocco	22.63	2020	42	32.92
59 ↓	Rwanda	20.94	2020	55	23.44
60 ↓	Turkmenistan	20.56	1999	37	37.16
61 ↓	Dominican Republic	20.02	2020	51	28.35
62 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	19.64	2020	58	21.28
63 ↓	Brazil	19.4	2020	57	22.19
64	Cambodia	17.73	2020	64	18.18
65 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	17.71	2020	71	16.12
66	Democratic Republic of the Congo	17.54	2020	66	17.49
66 ↓	India	17.54	2020	56	23.04
68 ↓	Eritrea	17.05	2019	60	20.85
69 ↑	Uganda	15.15	2018	76	12.71
70 ↓	Montenegro	14.82	2020	65	18.13
71 ↓	Ecuador	14.34	2020	45	30.94
72 ↓	Serbia	14.19	2020	67	17.42
73 ↓	Albania	13.91	2020	70	16.13
74 ↓	Madagascar	13.79	2020	68	16.62
75 ↑	Peru	13.75	2020	77	12.65
76 ↓	Ethiopia	13.43	2020	72	16.05
77 ↓	Philippines	12.92	2020	63	19.22
78 ↓	Cameroon	12.53	2018	69	16.5
79	Bolivia	11	2020	79	9.87
80 ↑	Dominica	9.97	2020	87	6.9
81 ↓	Russia	9.61	2020	78	10.39
82 ↓	Guinea	9.6	2020	74	13.63
83 ↓	Chad	8.51	2019	59	21.1
84	Guyana	7.98	2020	84	8.48
85 ↓	Honduras	7.61	2020	75	13.55
86 ↑	Uzbekistan	6.84	2020	97	2.3
87 ↓	Guatemala	6.66	2020	82	9.05
88 ↓	Gambia	6.63	2020	81	9.36
89 ↓	Vanuatu	6.26	2020	86	8.22
90 ↓	Azerbaijan	5.92	2020	83	8.76
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.44	2020	91	4.98
92 ↑	Fiji	5.08	2019	93	4.7
93 ↑	Yemen	4.85	2013	98	2.27
94 ↓	Swaziland	4.84	2020	89	6.24
95 ↓	Afghanistan	4.43	2020	92	4.94
96 ↑	Botswana	4.41	2020	99	2.26
97 ↓	Solomon Islands	4.05	2020	88	6.33
98 ↓	Nepal	3.14	2020	94	4.62
99 ↓	Algeria	3	2020	96	3.15
100 ↓	Syria	2.73	2010	95	4.15
101 ↑	Belize	2.3	2020	102	1.52
102 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	0.89	2020	103	1.13
103 ↑	Comoros	0.4	2020	104	0.94
104 ↑	Burundi	0.29	2020	105	0.24
105 ↓	Bhutan	0.1	2020	100	2.24
106 ↑	Lesotho	0.05	2019	107	0.07
107 ↑	Liberia	0	2020	108	0.01
107 ↑	Tonga	0	2020	110	0
107 ↑	Nigeria	0	2020	110	0
107 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	2020	110	0
107 ↑	Samoa	0	2020	110	0
107 ↓	Haiti	0	2018	106	0.09
107 ↑	Cape Verde	0	2020	108	0.01

Definition of Short-Term External 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 reserves includes gold.