# Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — TLS
> Latest: 0.43 (2024). Change: -86.1% vs 2023.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1970–2024
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- 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/TLS
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2020 | 0.19 |
| 2021 | 0.38 |
| 2022 | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 3.05 |
| 2024 | 0.43 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2024). Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — TLS [Data set]. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-dt-dod-dstc-zs/TLS. 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)