# Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — NIC
> Latest: 9.1 (2025). Change: +13.1% vs 2024.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1970–2025
- Data updated: 2026-11-11
- Source: World Bank — DT.DOD.DSTC.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.DOD.DSTC.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-dt-dod-dstc-zs/NIC
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 7.28 |
| 2022 | 7.56 |
| 2023 | 7.33 |
| 2024 | 8.04 |
| 2025 | 9.10 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — NIC [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-dt-dod-dstc-zs/NIC. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.DOD.DSTC.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)