South Asia - Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in South Asia was 23.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 34.80 in 1990, while its lowest value was 5.77 in 2001.

Definition: Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt