Data for 1985

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1985

1985, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1985 covers 97 countries. Iran is highest, at 60.86; 8 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 8.08. Against 1984, 90 values changed (40 up, 50 down), 1 country joined.

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Short-Term Share of External Debt · Data for 1985

HighestIran

60.86

Lowest8 countries share it

0.00

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

97countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
90distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1985, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1985: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

IranIRNSouthern Asia	60.86
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	57.10
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	53.64
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	48.41
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	40.93
GuyanaGUYSouth America	40.53
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	38.44
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	34.38
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	26.77
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	22.32
GabonGABMiddle Africa	21.72
ColombiaCOLSouth America	21.45
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	18.29
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	18.24
JordanJORWestern Asia	17.53
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	17.28
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	17.15
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	16.48
BeninBENWestern Africa	16.15
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	15.31
PeruPERSouth America	15.01
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	14.93
NicaraguaNICCentral America	14.50
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	14.45
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	13.73
BoliviaBOLSouth America	13.39
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.16
HaitiHTICaribbean	12.71
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	12.67
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	12.60
EcuadorECUSouth America	11.25
KenyaKENEastern Africa	11.24
BelizeBLZCentral America	11.23
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	11.19
HondurasHNDCentral America	10.60
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	10.20
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	10.18
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	9.73
YemenYEMWestern Asia	9.71
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	9.56
ParaguayPRYSouth America	9.40
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	9.34
GuineaGINWestern Africa	9.01
BrazilBRASouth America	9.00
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	8.97
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	8.76
SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.75
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.44
NigerNERWestern Africa	8.08
TogoTGOWestern Africa	7.92
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	7.90
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	7.65
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	7.59
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	7.49
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	7.39
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	7.19
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	6.94
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	6.91
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	6.57
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	6.34
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	5.82
FijiFJIMelanesia	5.66
MexicoMEXCentral America	5.61
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5.59
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	5.26
MaliMLIWestern Africa	4.74
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	4.68
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	4.63
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	4.57
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	4.56
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	4.32
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.95
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3.90
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.75
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	3.40
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	3.28
TongaTONPolynesia	2.93
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	2.76
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.30
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.07
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.48
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.30
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1.23
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	1.08
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.59
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.58
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.33
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.12
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.01
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.00
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.00
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.00

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Iran60.86
Vanuatu57.10
Lebanon53.64
Tanzania48.41
Maldives40.93

Lowest

Kosovoshared0.00
Vietnamshared0.00
Timor-Lesteshared0.00
Mauritiusshared0.00
Saint Luciashared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 8.08. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
90values changed, of 96 in both
40 · 50rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Republic of the Congo9.41 → 22.32+12.91
Iran52.39 → 60.86+8.47
Chad1.76 → 9.34+7.59
Tanzania43.41 → 48.41+5.01
Solomon Islands9.08 → 13.73+4.65

Fell most

Argentina21.85 → 13.16−8.69
China46.32 → 38.44−7.88
Guinea-Bissau19.60 → 12.60−6.99
Belize18.18 → 11.23−6.95
Gabon27.31 → 21.72−5.59

+ Tonga

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

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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 1985.
90 distinct values among 97
Values are stored exactly as published, to 4 decimals. 8 countries share 0.00. 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 97 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1985). Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/short-term-external-debt/1985

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