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
153
Highest
720.79 billion
United Kingdom
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
1.00 billion
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
4,075
What the numbers show
18_International debt securities, short term is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 720.79 billion in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.00 billion, and the mean is 25.38 billion.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 14,307.7%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
18_International debt securities, short term: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 720.79 billion | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 334.74 billion | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 289.09 billion | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 274.72 billion | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 5 | France | 206.91 billion | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 206.05 billion | 2025 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 189.48 billion | 2025 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Cayman Islands | 159.91 billion | 2025 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 132.25 billion | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 113.32 billion | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 109.04 billion | 2025 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 98.92 billion | 2025 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Singapore | 94.25 billion | 2025 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 92.15 billion | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 89.91 billion | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 75.86 billion | 2025 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 73.32 billion | 2025 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 64.12 billion | 2025 | up 418.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 63.71 billion | 2025 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 53.46 billion | 2025 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 36.55 billion | 2025 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 35.33 billion | 2025 | up 258.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 31.92 billion | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkey | 31.12 billion | 2025 | up 287.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Macao | 23.10 billion | 2025 | up 1,903.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 21.73 billion | 2025 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 16.78 billion | 2025 | up 576.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 14.44 billion | 2025 | up 2,306.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Bermuda | 13.90 billion | 2025 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 12.22 billion | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 31 | New Zealand | 12.07 billion | 2025 | up 925.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 10.52 billion | 2025 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 8.46 billion | 2025 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 8.16 billion | 2025 | up 514.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 8.07 billion | 2025 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 7.64 billion | 2025 | up 511.4% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 6.87 billion | 2025 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 6.70 billion | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 6.68 billion | 2025 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 6.46 billion | 2025 | up 632.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 6.13 billion | 2025 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Qatar | 5.89 billion | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Panama | 5.87 billion | 2025 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 4.73 billion | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Russia | 4.71 billion | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Bahamas | 4.44 billion | 2025 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 4.38 billion | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahrain | 4.22 billion | 2025 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 3.96 billion | 2025 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Czechia | 3.94 billion | 2025 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 3.75 billion | 2025 | up 14,307.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 3.66 billion | 2025 | down 73.8% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 3.54 billion | 2025 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Liberia | 3.47 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 2.95 billion | 2025 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | 2.94 billion | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 2.57 billion | 2025 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 2.55 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 2.50 billion | 2025 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 2.15 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Mauritius | 2.12 billion | 2025 | up 431.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Laos | 1.96 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 1.92 billion | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 1.86 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 1.84 billion | 2025 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Latvia | 1.78 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 1.63 billion | 2025 | up 2,451.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Venezuela | 1.60 billion | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 1.52 billion | 2025 | up 370.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 1.50 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Iceland | 1.36 billion | 2025 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Albania | 1.34 billion | 2025 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Kuwait | 1.31 billion | 2025 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 1.10 billion | 2025 | up 301.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Benin | 1.08 billion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Jamaica | 1.05 billion | 2025 | up 219.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 1.00 billion | 2025 | up 446.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 1.00 billion | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 979.00 million | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Argentina | 941.00 million | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovenia | 811.00 million | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 800.00 million | 2025 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Cameroon | 750.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 750.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 727.00 million | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Gabon | 700.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 687.00 million | 2025 | up 9,714.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 676.00 million | 2025 | up 1,888.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Suriname | 675.00 million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 649.00 million | 2025 | up 827.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 627.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 600.00 million | 2025 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Tanzania | 600.00 million | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 600.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Montenegro | 541.00 million | 2025 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Liechtenstein | 511.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Netherlands Antilles | 503.00 million | 2025 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Pakistan | 500.00 million | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 500.00 million | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Gibraltar | 433.00 million | 2025 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Thailand | 406.00 million | 2025 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 400.00 million | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 300.00 million | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Paraguay | 300.00 million | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 250.00 million | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Fiji | 200.00 million | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Seychelles | 169.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Mongolia | 152.00 million | 2025 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | 100.00 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Vietnam | 80.00 million | 2025 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Malta | 10.00 million | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Botswana | 7.00 million | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Curacao | 5.00 million | 2025 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Myanmar | 3.00 million | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Aruba | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Armenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 115 | Belize | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Barbados | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Congo | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 115 | Guinea | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 115 | Grenada | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Honduras | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Haiti | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 115 | Iran | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Kenya | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Moldova | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Maldives | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Niger | 0 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Nauru | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 115 | North Korea | 0 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 115 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Rwanda | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Sudan | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 115 | Senegal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Togo | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Ukraine | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Zambia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
About this data
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.