International Debt Statistics (IDS)

The International Debt Statistics (IDS) provides detailed external debt data and financial flows for over 120 developing countries.

Key Indicators

External Debt Stock

Indicator Code	Name	Description
DT.DOD.DECT.CD	External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	Total external debt owed
DT.DOD.DLXF.CD	External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)	Long-term debt outstanding
DT.DOD.DSTC.CD	External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)	Short-term debt
DT.DOD.DPNG.CD	External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (current US$)	Government-backed debt

Debt Service

Indicator Code	Name	Description
DT.TDS.DECT.EX.ZS	Total debt service (% of exports)	Debt service burden
DT.TDS.DECT.GN.ZS	Total debt service (% of GNI)	Debt service relative to income
DT.INT.DECT.CD	Interest payments on external debt (current US$)	Interest component
DT.AMT.DECT.CD	Principal repayments on external debt (current US$)	Principal payments

Debt Composition

Indicator Code	Name
DT.DOD.MWBG.CD	Debt stocks, IBRD (current US$)
DT.DOD.MIDA.CD	Debt stocks, IDA (current US$)
DT.DOD.MLTC.CD	Debt stocks, bilateral (current US$)
DT.DOD.PVLX.CD	Private creditors (current US$)

Vietnam Debt Data Example

import requests

# Query Vietnam's external debt indicators
url = "https://ecodata.khoviet.com/api/v1/indicators"

params = {
    "source": "WB",
    "indicator": "DT.DOD.DECT.CD",
    "country": "VN",
    "start_year": 2010,
    "end_year": 2023
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = response.json()

# Vietnam's external debt trend
for item in data['data']:
    debt_billion = item['value'] / 1e9
    print(f"{item['year']}: ${debt_billion:.1f} billion")

Use Cases

1. Debt Sustainability Analysis - Assess country debt burden
2. Country Risk Assessment - Evaluate creditworthiness
3. Development Finance Research - Study lending patterns
4. Policy Analysis - Debt management strategies

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Data Update

IDS data is updated annually, typically in December.