Short-term Public External Debt

Short-term Public External Debt is the stock of outstanding debt owed by the public sector of a country to non-residents with an original maturity of one year or less. It covers obligations such as loans, trade credits, deposits and other financial liabilities denominated in foreign or domestic currency when the creditors are abroad. The indicator highlights the public sector's short-term external borrowing and its exposure to rollover risk; the precise definition may vary by country. This indicator is part of Latin Macro Watch, the macroeconomic database maintained by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Coverage

The Short-term Public External Debt series spans 6 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, available at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency over the 2001–2026 period. Values are reported in many units, including millions of USD, % of GDP, % of total exports, % of total imports, % of total external debt and % of short-term external public debt, each available as end-of-period and period-average variants. Transformations include 3-, 6- and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage changes (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).

Sources

The data are compiled from national central banks and statistical offices, including Banco Central de Chile, Banco de la República de Colombia, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco Central de Nicaragua and INDEC - Argentina, among other official agencies across the region.

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Country	Argentina Bahamas Trinidad & Tobago Belize Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia El Salvador Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Panama Uruguay Venezuela Barbados Paraguay Peru Suriname
Data notes	What does Short-term Public External Debt measure? It measures the stock of debt owed by a country's public sector to non-residents with an original maturity of one year or less, including loans, trade credits and deposits held by foreign creditors. It highlights the public sector's short-term external borrowing and rollover risk. How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered? The series covers 6 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency, spanning the 2001–2026 period. What units and transformations are available? Values are available in millions of USD, % of GDP, % of total exports, % of total imports, % of total external debt and % of short-term external public debt, each as end-of-period and period-average variants. Transformations include MA3, MA6 and MA12 moving averages and MoM %, QoQ % and YoY % changes. Where does the data come from? The data are compiled from national central banks and statistical offices, including Banco Central de Chile, Banco de la República de Colombia, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco Central de Nicaragua and INDEC - Argentina, among other official agencies. What are typical uses of this indicator? Analysts and policymakers use Short-term Public External Debt to assess sovereign rollover and liquidity risk, monitor fiscal external vulnerability, and compare public short-term financing exposure across Latin America and the Caribbean. How do I cite this indicator? Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Short-term Public External Debt". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.