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Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988

1988, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988 covers 97 countries. Iran is highest, at 64.6186; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 7.6730. Against 1987, 93 values changed (59 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Short-Term Share of External Debt · Data for 1988

HighestIran

64.6186

Lowest4 countries share it

0.0000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 97 countries · select a heading to sort

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
IranIRNSouthern Asia64.6186
LebanonLBNWestern Asia61.7592
VanuatuVUTMelanesia42.9451
GuyanaGUYSouth America40.2050
PeruPERSouth America25.6201
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa23.6662
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia22.0552
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa21.4902
ChinaCHNEastern Asia20.7498
SudanSDNNorthern Africa19.5040
NicaraguaNICCentral America19.4089
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa16.9908
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia16.8162
YemenYEMWestern Asia16.1284
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia15.6539
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa14.8912
GabonGABMiddle Africa14.4613
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa14.4444
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia14.2336
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa14.1400
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia13.3623
BeninBENWestern Africa12.9404
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia12.4449
HondurasHNDCentral America12.1000
El SalvadorSLVCentral America11.6370

02In 1988

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Iran64.6186
  2. Lebanon61.7592
  3. Vanuatu42.9451
  4. Guyana40.2050
  5. Peru25.6201

Lowest

  1. Kosovoshared0.0000
  2. Timor-Lesteshared0.0000
  3. Djiboutishared0.0000
  4. Bhutanshared0.0000
  5. Samoa0.0123

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 7.6730. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031987 → 1988

Since 1987

What changed between 1987 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 93values changed, of 97 in both
  • 59 · 34rose · fell
  • 4unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

How values are stored

  • 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 1988.

  • 94 distinct values among 97

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 97 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 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1988). Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988 [data set], describing 1988. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/short-term-external-debt/1988

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07Questions

Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988: questions and answers

Which country has the highest short-term external debt in Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988?

Iran, at 64.6186, of the 97 countries in the file.

What year does Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988 describe?

1988.

How many countries does Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988 cover?

97.

Where can I download Short-Term Share of External Debt, 1988?

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, 1988 the newest?

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

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