18_International debt securities, short term by country

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) International Debt Securities Statistics and cover securities with original maturity of up to 12 months.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
754.89 billion
United Kingdom
Lowest
0
Togo
Median
1.59 billion
Years covered
31
1996–2026
Data points
4,212

What the numbers show

18_International debt securities, short term is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 754.89 billion in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0 in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.59 billion, and the mean is 29.04 billion.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 6,472.2%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).

18_International debt securities, short term: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 754.89 billion 2026 up 66.3% rising
2 Netherlands 378.49 billion 2026 up 15.4% rising
3 Germany 291.53 billion 2026 down 12.4% rising
4 United States 285.23 billion 2026 down 8.1% rising
5 France 263.54 billion 2026 up 1.4% volatile
6 Canada 216.39 billion 2026 up 50.4% volatile
7 Cayman Islands 205.21 billion 2026 up 63.4% rising
8 Luxembourg 196.04 billion 2026 up 72.2% volatile
9 Australia 161.16 billion 2026 up 23.4% rising
10 Sweden 127.63 billion 2026 up 15.5% rising
11 Hong Kong 122.73 billion 2026 up 93.1% volatile
12 Singapore 95.95 billion 2026 up 237.2% volatile
13 Ireland 89.25 billion 2026 down 27.5% volatile
14 Japan 87.54 billion 2026 up 112.8% volatile
15 South Korea 86.55 billion 2026 up 98.3% volatile
16 Spain 84.15 billion 2026 down 22.6% volatile
17 Italy 81.35 billion 2026 down 4.5% volatile
18 Finland 72.74 billion 2026 up 167.2% volatile
19 China 56.23 billion 2026 up 373.0% volatile
20 Norway 46.86 billion 2026 up 44.4% volatile
21 Austria 45.11 billion 2026 down 13.4% rising
22 United Arab Emirates 42.51 billion 2026 up 113.2% volatile
23 Turkey 39.90 billion 2026 up 475.2% volatile
24 Denmark 28.81 billion 2026 up 18.6% volatile
25 Saudi Arabia 19.68 billion 2026 — volatile
26 Mexico 16.51 billion 2026 up 4.3% volatile
27 Macao 16.41 billion 2026 up 1,270.6% volatile
28 New Zealand 15.17 billion 2026 up 488.3% volatile
29 Argentina 14.37 billion 2026 up 262.6% volatile
30 Bermuda 10.89 billion 2026 down 48.0% volatile
31 Belgium 10.86 billion 2026 up 5.1% volatile
32 Switzerland 10.26 billion 2026 up 378.1% volatile
33 Israel 10.15 billion 2026 up 297.8% volatile
34 Brazil 9.53 billion 2026 down 21.5% rising
35 Indonesia 8.83 billion 2026 up 435.0% volatile
36 Qatar 8.46 billion 2026 up 125.3% volatile
37 India 7.39 billion 2026 up 270.5% volatile
38 Kuwait 7.37 billion 2026 up 3,697.4% volatile
39 Malaysia 6.59 billion 2026 up 73.6% volatile
40 Chile 6.58 billion 2026 up 272.0% volatile
41 Russia 6.27 billion 2026 down 11.2% volatile
42 Egypt 6.00 billion 2026 up 500.2% volatile
43 Latvia 5.60 billion 2026 up 460.0% volatile
44 Poland 5.58 billion 2026 down 0.8% volatile
45 Greece 5.46 billion 2026 down 86.9% volatile
46 Panama 5.21 billion 2026 up 747.9% volatile
47 Romania 4.87 billion 2026 up 181.7% volatile
48 Hungary 4.82 billion 2026 up 57.7% volatile
49 Czechia 4.76 billion 2026 up 74.9% volatile
50 Oman 4.50 billion 2026 — volatile
51 Lebanon 4.38 billion 2026 up 45.8% volatile
52 Mauritius 4.23 billion 2026 — volatile
53 Netherlands Antilles 4.17 billion 2026 down 2.9% volatile
54 Bahamas 3.95 billion 2026 up 68.4% rising
55 Dominican Republic 3.94 billion 2026 up 616.9% volatile
56 South Africa 3.84 billion 2026 up 5.2% volatile
57 Ghana 3.62 billion 2026 — volatile
58 Nigeria 3.55 billion 2026 up 6,472.2% volatile
59 Bahrain 3.36 billion 2026 up 274.1% volatile
60 Venezuela 3.00 billion 2026 up 650.0% volatile
61 Ukraine 2.77 billion 2026 — volatile
62 Kazakhstan 2.54 billion 2026 up 91.0% volatile
63 Estonia 2.53 billion 2026 — volatile
64 Iceland 2.33 billion 2026 down 41.8% volatile
65 Peru 2.08 billion 2026 down 31.5% volatile
66 North Macedonia 2.07 billion 2026 — volatile
67 Colombia 2.02 billion 2026 down 22.2% volatile
68 Cyprus 1.82 billion 2026 up 59.1% volatile
69 Ecuador 1.75 billion 2026 — volatile
70 Slovakia 1.73 billion 2026 up 650.0% volatile
71 Liberia 1.65 billion 2026 — volatile
72 Tunisia 1.61 billion 2026 — volatile
73 Vietnam 1.57 billion 2026 up 419.8% volatile
74 Pakistan 1.53 billion 2026 — volatile
75 Croatia 1.44 billion 2026 up 457.0% volatile
76 Zambia 1.25 billion 2026 — volatile
77 Lithuania 1.25 billion 2026 — volatile
78 Laos 1.20 billion 2026 up 1,128.6% volatile
79 Bulgaria 1.15 billion 2026 up 1,221.8% volatile
80 Paraguay 1.10 billion 2026 up 175.0% volatile
81 Guatemala 1.00 billion 2026 up 235.0% volatile
82 Ethiopia 1.00 billion 2024 — volatile
82 Honduras 1.00 billion 2026 — volatile
82 Jordan 1.00 billion 2026 — volatile
82 Sri Lanka 1.00 billion 2026 — volatile
82 Trinidad and Tobago 1.00 billion 2026 — volatile
87 Thailand 985.00 million 2026 up 146.2% volatile
88 Mongolia 825.00 million 2026 up 19.9% volatile
89 Georgia 800.00 million 2026 — volatile
89 El Salvador 800.00 million 2026 — volatile
91 Philippines 775.00 million 2026 down 83.0% volatile
92 Liechtenstein 750.00 million 2026 up 260.6% volatile
92 Namibia 750.00 million 2025 — volatile
94 Mozambique 727.00 million 2022 — volatile
95 Uzbekistan 705.00 million 2026 — volatile
96 Tanzania 600.00 million 2019 — volatile
97 Portugal 558.00 million 2026 down 95.1% volatile
98 Maldives 500.00 million 2026 — volatile
99 Madagascar 420.00 million 2026 — volatile
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 345.00 million 2026 — volatile
101 Bangladesh 300.00 million 2019 — volatile
102 Slovenia 287.00 million 2026 down 55.3% volatile
103 Malta 201.00 million 2026 down 49.5% volatile
104 Fiji 200.00 million 2020 — volatile
105 Seychelles 169.00 million 2025 — volatile
106 Marshall Islands 103.00 million 2026 down 89.8% volatile
107 Gibraltar 17.00 million 2026 down 52.8% volatile
108 Botswana 7.00 million 2016 — volatile
109 Myanmar 3.00 million 2019 — volatile
109 Uruguay 3.00 million 2026 down 98.9% volatile
111 Aruba 0 2026 — volatile
111 Angola 0 2026 — volatile
111 Albania 0 2026 — volatile
111 Armenia 0 2026 — volatile
111 Azerbaijan 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
111 Benin 0 2026 — volatile
111 Belarus 0 2026 — volatile
111 Belize 0 2026 — volatile
111 Bolivia 0 2026 — volatile
111 Barbados 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
111 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
111 Cameroon 0 2026 — volatile
111 Congo 0 2026 — volatile
111 Costa Rica 0 2026 — volatile
111 Cuba 0 2016 — volatile
111 Curacao 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
111 Gabon 0 2026 — volatile
111 Grenada 0 2016 — volatile
111 Iran 0 2016 — volatile
111 Iraq 0 2026 — volatile
111 Jamaica 0 2026 — volatile
111 Kenya 0 2026 — volatile
111 Saint Lucia 0 2026 — volatile
111 Morocco 0 2026 — volatile
111 Moldova 0 2016 — volatile
111 Montenegro 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
111 Nicaragua 0 2016 — volatile
111 French Polynesia 0 2016 — volatile
111 Rwanda 0 2026 — volatile
111 Senegal 0 2026 — volatile
111 Serbia 0 2026 — volatile
111 Suriname 0 2026 — volatile
111 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2026 — volatile
111 Togo 0 2026 — volatile

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18_International debt securities, short term
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Coverage
154 places, 4,212 data points, 1996–2026
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The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) International Debt Securities Statistics and cover securities with original maturity of up to 12 months.