Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

Definition: 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 foreign 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.

Description: The map below shows how Short-term debt (% of total external debt) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Seychelles, with a value of 64.93. The country with the lowest value in the world is Samoa, with a value of 0.00.

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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