Short-Term External Debt

South America Ranking

percent of international reservesSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Venezuela	451.25	2017	1	430.95
2	Argentina	108.13	2020	2	149.32
3	Paraguay	50.13	2020	3	61.07
4	Colombia	24.05	2020	4	29.7
5	Brazil	19.4	2020	5	22.19
6	Peru	13.75	2020	6	12.65
7	Bolivia	11	2020	7	9.87
8	Guyana	7.98	2020	8	8.48

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.