Disbursements, Short-term (DIS, current US$) by country
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Disbursements, Short-term (DIS, current US$) is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 51,000 DIS, current US$ in Mauritania; the lowest is -158.26 million DIS, current US$ in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 DIS, current US$, and the mean is -15.80 million DIS, current US$.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 115.4%).
Disbursements, Short-term: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 51,000 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Guinea | 1 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Liberia | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2005 | — | flat |
| 3 | Morocco | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Burundi | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2005 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritius | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Congo | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Namibia | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Tanzania | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 DIS, current US$ | 2001 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | -26.00 million DIS, current US$ | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | -84.47 million DIS, current US$ | 2006 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Angola | -158.26 million DIS, current US$ | 2006 | down 115.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 110.00 million DIS, current US$
- Africa -132.68 million DIS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria -242.68 million DIS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa -242.68 million DIS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa -242.68 million DIS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -242.68 million DIS, current US$
About this data
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.