Table 3

Patterns of external debt

CountryDomestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)Net inflows of FDI (% of GDP)Net inflows of FDI (billion USD)Short-term debt (% of total external debt)External debt – public sector (billion USD)External debt – total (billion USD)Bonds issued by private sector (billion USD)Bonds issued by public sector (billion USD)
2007
Afghanistan6.81.90.21.11.92.0––
Bangladesh32.00.80.76.419.421.5––
Bhutan24.06.30.12.20.80.8––
India45.62.125.217.769.9204.17.42.1
Nepal37.30.10.01.53.53.6––
Maldives54.67.10.116.80.40.8––
Pakistan27.83.75.65.337.242.3–0.8
Sri Lanka34.21.90.69.411.814.2–0.5
South Asia42.52.232.514.3145.0289.37.43.3
Middle-Income Economies60.53.752022.41246.53085.844.925.4
World128.15.33133.8–––––
2018
Afghanistan9.40.60.116.21.92.7––
Bangladesh34.00.82.415.841.357.1–0.2
Bhutan30.70.10.00.22.52.6––
India49.61.642.119.9180.4521.0−0.3−8.2
Nepal51.70.20.14.65.05.5––
Maldives57.710.90.610.22.02.3–0.1
Pakistan28.70.51.78.273.099.2–0.0
Sri Lanka29.51.71.615.534.452.9−0.11.3
South Asia45.51.448.717.5340.4743.3−0.4−6.7
Middle-Income Economies101.81.93593.027.42818.17652.335.6161.9
World120.11.09927.1–––––
2021
Afghanistan3.10.10.011.91.93.5––
Bangladesh39.20.31.419.862.491.4–−0.1
Bhutan71.40.10.00.13.03.1––
India54.71.444.718.7205.1612.93.43.8
Nepal88.40.50.23.87.88.9––
Maldives52.98.20.414.33.13.8–0.5
Pakistan15.00.62.16.994.7130.4–3.0
Sri Lanka–0.70.615.236.556.6–−1.0
South Asia49.51.249.516.7414.5910.63.46.3
Middle-Income Economies120.32.1737.125.63346.09045.735.4105.3
World147.22.32199.1–––––

Source(s): World Bank (2022) 

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