Central African Republic - External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)

The latest value for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Central African Republic was $132,780,400 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $132,780,400 in 2020 and $85,680 in 1970.

Definition: Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $85,680
1971 $266,910
1972 $535,696
1973 $893,054
1974 $1,435,858
1975 $2,182,372
1976 $4,199,623
1977 $16,082,440
1978 $16,211,340
1979 $24,067,020
1980 $24,582,070
1981 $19,452,640
1982 $19,442,630
1983 $14,939,480
1984 $13,303,410
1985 $18,075,650
1986 $28,275,710
1987 $29,377,460
1988 $38,408,630
1989 $36,780,140
1990 $37,743,140
1991 $43,956,200
1992 $53,896,980
1993 $73,133,620
1994 $44,263,980
1995 $57,136,050
1996 $54,741,840
1997 $62,836,850
1998 $60,130,890
1999 $60,239,110
2000 $38,057,030
2001 $33,919,890
2002 $53,264,460
2003 $101,152,300
2004 $111,931,200
2005 $108,952,800
2006 $114,277,000
2007 $98,545,630
2008 $89,244,170
2009 $85,500,110
2010 $85,925,500
2011 $111,155,400
2012 $85,454,780
2013 $88,515,000
2014 $88,688,550
2015 $90,316,520
2016 $88,665,090
2017 $88,771,210
2018 $88,394,300
2019 $132,264,000
2020 $132,780,400

Development Relevance: External indebtedness affects a country's creditworthiness and investor perceptions. Nonreporting countries might have outstanding debt with the World Bank, other international financial institutions, or private creditors. Total debt service is contrasted with countries' ability to obtain foreign exchange through exports of goods, services, primary income, and workers' remittances. Debt ratios are used to assess the sustainability of a country's debt service obligations, but no absolute rules determine what values are too high. Empirical analysis of developing countries' experience and debt service performance shows that debt service difficulties become increasingly likely when the present value of debt reaches 200 percent of exports. Still, what constitutes a sustainable debt burden varies by country. Countries with fast-growing economies and exports are likely to be able to sustain higher debt levels.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on external debt are gathered through the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Long term debt data are compiled using the countries report on public and publicly guaranteed borrowing on a loan-by-loan basis and private non guaranteed borrowing on an aggregate basis. These data are supplemented by information from major multilateral banks and official lending agencies in major creditor countries. Short-term debt data are gathered from the Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the IMF and from creditors through the reporting systems of the Bank for International Settlements. Debt data are reported in the currency of repayment and compiled and published in U.S. dollars. End-of-period exchange rates are used for the compilation of stock figures (amount of debt outstanding), and projected debt service and annual average exchange rates are used for the flows. Exchange rates are taken from the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Debt repayable in multiple currencies, goods, or services and debt with a provision for maintenance of the value of the currency of repayment are shown at book value.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt