Long-Term External Debt Commitments by Country

International Debt Statistics data tracks annual commitments for long-term public and publicly guaranteed loans, measured in current U.S. dollars. The dataset is produced by the World Bank's International Debt Statistics: DSSI team, focusing on debt owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy. It covers contractual loan agreements signed within specific years, excluding private nonguaranteed debt.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in annual loan commitment amounts (current US$) over time for different economies.
• Compare public and publicly guaranteed external debt commitments across countries or regions.
• Model the relationship between debt commitments and other economic indicators using the time-series structure.

Strengths

• Data is standardized in current U.S. dollars, enabling cross-country and temporal comparisons.
• Focuses on contractual long-term debt (maturity >1 year), a key metric for fiscal analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and temporal coverage are unspecified, limiting assessment of historical depth.
• Excludes private nonguaranteed debt, providing an incomplete picture of total external debt.
• Data recency and update frequency are unknown, which may affect analysis of current trends.

Provenance

Source

World Bank International Debt Statistics: DSSI

Collection Method

Compiled from reports on long-term external loan contracts signed by governments and public entities.

Geography

Global coverage of reporting economies.