South Asia - Short term debt

Short-term debt (% of total reserves)

Short-term debt (% of total reserves) in South Asia was 20.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 149.33 in 1990, while its lowest value was 6.62 in 2004.

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 reserves includes gold.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 33.72
1971 32.52
1972 26.22
1973 23.70
1974 20.78
1975 25.87
1976 16.78
1977 10.78
1978 10.62
1979 9.92
1980 16.92
1981 28.59
1982 33.55
1983 39.27
1984 44.47
1985 50.92
1986 55.12
1987 57.52
1988 78.12
1989 102.24
1990 149.33
1991 103.66
1992 77.28
1993 27.86
1994 20.53
1995 29.46
1996 33.27
1997 23.60
1998 18.99
1999 16.42
2000 12.81
2001 9.15
2002 8.48
2003 7.39
2004 6.62
2005 7.42
2006 14.22
2007 13.55
2008 17.90
2009 16.83
2010 19.33
2011 25.52
2012 30.92
2013 31.79
2014 27.28
2015 24.70
2016 24.83
2017 26.78
2018 29.01
2019 26.45
2020 20.42

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.

See also:

Year Value
1975 8.68
1976 8.68
1977 7.41
1978 8.71
1979 9.19
1980 13.30
1981 15.97
1982 19.53
1983 23.37
1984 24.02
1985 29.83
1986 33.62
1987 34.14
1988 34.79
1989 34.70
1990 34.80
1991 32.24
1992 27.75
1993 13.79
1994 13.87
1995 14.87
1996 15.98
1997 11.81
1998 10.11
1999 9.21
2000 6.85
2001 5.77
2002 7.19
2003 7.55
2004 6.38
2005 5.79
2006 11.51
2007 13.55
2008 13.18
2009 16.44
2010 15.64
2011 16.28
2012 20.04
2013 19.44
2014 17.88
2015 19.69
2016 20.34
2017 21.76
2018 20.44
2019 21.14
2020 23.43

Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in South Asia was 16.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 20.27 in 2012, while its lowest value was 3.06 in 1977.

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 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.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 3.46
1971 3.56
1972 3.58
1973 3.48
1974 3.37
1975 3.31
1976 3.30
1977 3.06
1978 3.65
1979 4.42
1980 6.70
1981 7.42
1982 7.86
1983 9.13
1984 9.22
1985 9.61
1986 9.84
1987 9.71
1988 10.15
1989 9.85
1990 9.94
1991 9.14
1992 8.34
1993 4.32
1994 4.63
1995 6.00
1996 6.87
1997 5.50
1998 4.49
1999 4.28
2000 3.72
2001 3.31
2002 4.25
2003 4.79
2004 5.07
2005 6.14
2006 12.15
2007 14.26
2008 15.53
2009 14.81
2010 16.30
2011 19.05
2012 20.27
2013 19.36
2014 17.36
2015 16.47
2016 17.43
2017 18.48
2018 18.40
2019 17.92
2020 16.93

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt