Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS/SDDS)

The Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS/SDDS) database, launched by the World Bank in October 2014, provides comprehensive and detailed external debt data starting from the first quarter of 1998. This dataset adheres to the classifications and definitions outlined in the 2013 External Debt Statistics Guide and the Sixth Edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6).

The QEDS/SDDS database covers a wide range of countries, including those that subscribe to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) as well as General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) participating countries capable of producing the necessary external debt data. It includes information from various regions such as East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Key features of this dataset include:

Geographical Coverage: Global, with detailed data from multiple regions and countries.
Temporal Coverage: Data from 1997 to 2024.
Periodicity: Quarterly updates.
Granularity: National-level data.
This dataset is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and analysts interested in understanding the external debt dynamics of countries and regions over time. The data is sourced from the World Bank's Data API and is updated quarterly, with updates scheduled for January, April, July, and October. The first publication date was July 17, 2010, and the dataset is continuously updated, with the latest update being on July 17, 2024.