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Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990

1990, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990 covers 98 countries. Iran is highest, at 80.0345; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 8.4993. Against 1989, 96 values changed (66 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Short-Term Share of External Debt · Data for 1990

HighestIran

80.0345

Lowest3 countries share it

0.0000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 98 countries · select a heading to sort

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
IranIRNSouthern Asia80.0345
LebanonLBNWestern Asia79.5184
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa29.8151
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia29.5485
SudanSDNNorthern Africa28.0796
PeruPERSouth America26.2951
VanuatuVUTMelanesia25.1192
NicaraguaNICCentral America22.2076
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa20.8496
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa20.4664
BrazilBRASouth America19.7113
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia19.2213
YemenYEMWestern Asia18.7527
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia17.9568
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa17.8014
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean17.4418
GabonGABMiddle Africa17.3895
TongaTONPolynesia17.1935
ParaguayPRYSouth America17.1452
ChinaCHNEastern Asia16.8476
ArgentinaARGSouth America16.7106
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia15.9420
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia15.4124
MexicoMEXCentral America15.3741
EcuadorECUSouth America14.9144

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran80.0345
  2. Lebanon79.5184
  3. Liberia29.8151
  4. Thailand29.5485
  5. Sudan28.0796

Lowest

  1. Kosovoshared0.0000
  2. Samoashared0.0000
  3. Timor-Lesteshared0.0000
  4. Laos0.0090
  5. Djibouti0.0472

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 8.4993. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 96values changed, of 98 in both
  • 66 · 30rose · fell
  • 2unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Guyana16.0026 → 3.8038−12.1988
  • Vanuatu31.3375 → 25.1192−6.2183
  • Honduras11.4578 → 5.2574−6.2004
  • Eswatini7.8455 → 1.7820−6.0635
  • Togo13.9164 → 8.8213−5.0951

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1990.

  • 96 distinct values among 98

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 4 decimals. 3 countries share 0.0000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the worse result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 98 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1990). Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/short-term-external-debt/1990

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07Questions

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990: questions and answers

Which country has the highest short-term external debt in Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990?

Iran, at 80.0345, of the 98 countries in the file.

What year does Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990 describe?

1990.

How many countries does Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990 cover?

98.

Where can I download Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1990 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Short-Term Share of External Debt, 2024.

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