{
 "code": "LK.DEBT.IDS.DT_DOD_DSTC_ZS.ALL.A",
 "name": "Short-term debt (% of total external debt), owed to all creditors (World Bank IDS)",
 "unit": "% of total external debt",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-09-30",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.DEBT.IDS.DT_DOD_DSTC_ZS.ALL.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1970", "value": 8.722, "status": null},
  {"period": "1971", "value": 8.8583, "status": null},
  {"period": "1972", "value": 8.8474, "status": null},
  {"period": "1973", "value": 8.7105, "status": null},
  {"period": "1974", "value": 8.8051, "status": null},
  {"period": "1975", "value": 8.8036, "status": null},
  {"period": "1976", "value": 8.711, "status": null},
  {"period": "1977", "value": 12.7887, "status": null},
  {"period": "1978", "value": 7.9611, "status": null},
  {"period": "1979", "value": 8.7057, "status": null},
  {"period": "1980", "value": 11.886, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 9.0964, "status": null},
  {"period": "1982", "value": 10.4808, "status": null},
  {"period": "1983", "value": 9.8125, "status": null},
  {"period": "1984", "value": 6.4944, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 5.8186, "status": null},
  {"period": "1986", "value": 4.5167, "status": null},
  {"period": "1987", "value": 5.7493, "status": null},
  {"period": "1988", "value": 11.1485, "status": null},
  {"period": "1989", "value": 7.7307, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 6.9001, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 6.2222, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 3.8576, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 3.859, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 6.762, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 6.3763, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 6.7422, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 5.8114, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 4.6386, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 9.3487, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 7.4007, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 8.1766, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 9.3255, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 7.0669, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 8.8876, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 6.8329, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 5.834, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 9.4441, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 16.6966, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 18.2192, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 11.1399, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 13.862, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 17.9623, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 17.234, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 17.3318, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 17.2733, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 15.886, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 15.7797, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 15.4592, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 15.0426, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 14.7622, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 14.6851, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 14.6283, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 12.0528, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 10.2379, "status": null}
 ]
}