economic2026
Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
11.8%
Median: 9.4%
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Mauritius
54.8%
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Mauritius54.8%
2People's Republic of China54.0%
3Somalia41.8%
4Tunisia39.4%
5Jordan38.1%
By Region
Asia20.3%(16 countries)
Africa14.0%(9 countries)
South America11.1%(5 countries)
Europe10.9%(3 countries)
Other10.2%(85 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (54.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.8%)
Asia (16)
Africa (9)
South America (5)
Europe (3)
Other (85)
North America (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 54.8% |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 54.0% |
| 3 | Somalia | 41.8% |
| 4 | Tunisia | 39.4% |
| 5 | Jordan | 38.1% |
| 6 | Thailand | 36.2% |
| 7 | Türkiye | 34.6% |
| 8 | Dominica | 30.5% |
| 9 | Belarus | 29.0% |
| 10 | Lebanon | 28.3% |
| 11 | Vietnam | 27.9% |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 27.5% |
| 13 | Fiji | 27.2% |
| 14 | South Africa | 26.6% |
| 15 | Algeria | 25.5% |
| 16 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 24.8% |
| 17 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 23.7% |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.1% |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 22.1% |
| 20 | Sudan | 21.5% |
| 21 | Armenia | 21.3% |
| 22 | Moldova, Republic of | 21.3% |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 21.2% |
| 24 | Cambodia | 20.5% |
| 25 | Nigeria | 20.4% |
| 26 | Argentina | 20.0% |
| 27 | Egypt | 19.9% |
| 28 | India | 19.5% |
| 29 | Georgia | 18.8% |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 17.4% |
| 31 | Samoa | 17.4% |
| 32 | Cape Verde | 16.4% |
| 33 | Jamaica | 16.2% |
| 34 | Indonesia | 15.5% |
| 35 | Philippines | 15.3% |
| 36 | Djibouti | 15.0% |
| 37 | Brazil | 13.9% |
| 38 | Haiti | 13.7% |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.7% |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 13.2% |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.0% |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 12.5% |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 12.4% |
| 44 | Honduras | 12.3% |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 12.1% |
| 46 | Paraguay | 11.9% |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 11.7% |
| 48 | Albania | 11.6% |
| 49 | Peru | 11.2% |
| 50 | Morocco | 11.0% |
| 51 | El Salvador | 10.6% |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.6% |
| 53 | Mexico | 10.3% |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 10.2% |
| 55 | Zambia | 9.9% |
| 56 | Angola | 9.9% |
| 57 | Republic of the Congo | 9.8% |
| 58 | Senegal | 9.7% |
| 59 | Ukraine | 9.5% |
| 60 | Colombia | 9.4% |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.3% |
| 62 | Benin | 9.0% |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 8.7% |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 8.1% |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.1% |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 7.8% |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 7.5% |
| 68 | Pakistan | 7.4% |
| 69 | Yemen | 7.2% |
| 70 | Guinea | 7.0% |
| 71 | Ghana | 7.0% |
| 72 | Eritrea | 6.7% |
| 73 | Saint Lucia | 6.7% |
| 74 | Botswana | 6.2% |
| 75 | Mongolia | 6.2% |
| 76 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.2% |
| 77 | Cameroon | 6.0% |
| 78 | Eswatini | 5.6% |
| 79 | Suriname | 5.1% |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 4.9% |
| 81 | Mauritania | 4.8% |
| 82 | Kenya | 4.7% |
| 83 | Nepal | 4.2% |
| 84 | Iraq | 4.1% |
| 85 | Bolivia | 4.0% |
| 86 | Rwanda | 3.8% |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.8% |
| 88 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.7% |
| 89 | Maldives | 3.4% |
| 90 | Togo | 3.4% |
| 91 | Montenegro | 2.7% |
| 92 | Uganda | 2.5% |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4% |
| 94 | Gabon | 2.2% |
| 95 | Malawi | 2.0% |
| 96 | Serbia | 1.9% |
| 97 | Grenada | 1.8% |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 1.8% |
| 99 | Mozambique | 1.7% |
| 100 | Guyana | 1.7% |
| 101 | Madagascar | 1.5% |
| 102 | Ecuador | 1.0% |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 1.0% |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9% |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 0.9% |
| 106 | Chad | 0.9% |
| 107 | Belize | 0.8% |
| 108 | Mali | 0.6% |
| 109 | Guatemala | 0.6% |
| 110 | Myanmar | 0.6% |
| 111 | Niger | 0.6% |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 0.4% |
| 113 | Burundi | 0.3% |
| 114 | Lesotho | 0.2% |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1% |
| 116 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 117 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 120 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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