Debt statistics provide a detailed picture of debt stocks and flows for developing countries. The data is gathered from national statistical organizations, central banks, and major multilateral institutions by World Bank staff. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Modeling sovereign debt sustainability based on quarterly external debt statistics.
- Analyzing public sector debt composition based on data about valuation methods and debt instruments.
- Comparing debt flows for high-income countries and emerging markets to understand global financial trends.
- Assessing government debt tiers for central, state, and local government entities.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like national statistical organizations and central banks.
- Provides a detailed picture of both debt stocks and flows.
- Includes data on public sector valuation methods and debt instrument types.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Gathered from national statistical organizations and central banks as well as by various major multilateral institutions and World Bank staff.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 02:59:41.837638; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Grenada