| # | Flag | Country | External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | $97,608,593,000 | 2017 | |
| 2 | Thailand | $58,396,960,000 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Mexico | $53,234,021,000 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Brazil | $52,408,392,000 | 2017 | |
| 5 | Russia | $51,035,000,000 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Indonesia | $48,988,480,000 | 2017 | |
| 7 | South Africa | $32,898,000,000 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Venezuela | $27,410,475,000 | 2017 | |
| 9 | Ukraine | $22,259,079,000 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Vietnam | $21,895,266,625 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Romania | $14,744,183,196 | 2017 | |
| 12 | Philippines | $14,274,661,000 | 2017 | |
| 13 | Colombia | $13,100,573,000 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Egypt | $11,128,440,000 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Jordan | $10,932,503,396 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Bangladesh | $10,766,873,852 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Belarus | $9,724,596,000 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Bulgaria | $9,536,000,000 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Lebanon | $8,763,605,000 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Peru | $8,694,802,000 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Pakistan | $8,586,000,000 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | $7,646,810,000 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Morocco | $7,527,489,545 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | $7,523,925,192 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Tunisia | $7,458,367,000 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Sudan | $5,320,877,003 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Mauritius | $5,210,517,949 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Paraguay | $4,758,486,000 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Iran | $3,724,999,560 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | $3,352,429,920 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Mongolia | $3,162,613,000 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Ghana | $2,991,275,586 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Costa Rica | $2,538,418,000 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Georgia | $2,430,759,000 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | $2,302,211,000 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Kenya | $2,252,327,631 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Algeria | $2,096,310,000 | 2017 | |
| 38 | El Salvador | $1,913,134,000 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Tanzania | $1,905,717,970 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Albania | $1,891,743,000 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Cambodia | $1,778,356,000 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Jamaica | $1,696,440,302 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Moldova | $1,655,137,000 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Serbia | $1,579,255,000 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Nicaragua | $1,441,420,000 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Republic of Macedonia | $1,331,392,000 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | $1,090,617,000 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Guatemala | $1,063,100,000 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Mozambique | $1,038,554,263 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Myanmar | $915,688,893 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Armenia | $895,089,000 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Ecuador | $885,147,790 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Kosovo | $849,025,000 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Zambia | $845,960,280 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Somalia | $826,169,310 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Tajikistan | $822,809,222 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Laos | $591,184,398 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Syria | $553,280,951 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Ethiopia | $539,529,719 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Cameroon | $526,241,842 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Uganda | $473,095,388 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | $434,507,000 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Nepal | $421,210,000 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $416,816,000 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | $408,776,000 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Yemen | $361,677,317 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | $359,208,000 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Honduras | $354,689,259 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Republic of the Congo | $323,316,677 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Afghanistan | $285,355,085 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Bolivia | $270,000,000 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Togo | $265,794,290 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | $226,552,285 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Rwanda | $226,451,071 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Gabon | $223,005,173 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | $198,847,000 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Mauritania | $197,346,923 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Swaziland | $184,614,549 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Madagascar | $170,505,318 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $131,342,237 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Botswana | $129,466,000 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Angola | $128,584,248 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Guyana | $121,105,887 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Guinea | $116,388,530 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | $103,845,000 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Niger | $101,935,406 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Central African Republic | $95,581,170 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Mali | $86,872,489 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Benin | $70,920,272 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Djibouti | $63,627,722 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Vanuatu | $58,500,000 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Malawi | $53,880,371 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Fiji | $50,176,000 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | $33,750,742 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | $27,863,000 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Eritrea | $27,743,241 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Grenada | $16,421,555 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Montenegro | $14,119,000 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Gambia | $11,598,093 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Dominica | $10,825,000 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Chad | $8,298,016 | 2017 | |
| 102 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $7,465,463 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Maldives | $6,093,654 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Belize | $4,813,547 | 2017 | |
| 105 | East Timor | $3,116,000 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Bhutan | $3,004,000 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Haiti | $1,948,000 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Cape Verde | $1,500,000 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Tonga | $1,062,000 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Comoros | $852,036 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $343,000 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Burundi | $265,000 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Nigeria | $227,899 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Lesotho | $57,000 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Turkey | $1 | 2017 | |
| 116 | China | $1 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Ivory Coast | $0 | 2017 | |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | $0 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Samoa | $0 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Senegal | $0 | 2017 | |
| 121 | Liberia | $0 | 2017 |