Short-Term External Debt

North America Ranking

percent of international reservesSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Panama	371.04	2020	1	1075.74
2 ↑	El Salvador	60.7	2020	3	49.79
3 ↑	Costa Rica	54.51	2020	6	30.83
4 ↓	Nicaragua	36.38	2020	2	50.27
5 ↓	Mexico	24.97	2020	4	34.25
6 ↓	Ecuador	14.34	2020	5	30.94
7	Honduras	7.61	2020	7	13.55
8	Guatemala	6.66	2020	8	9.05

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.