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Earlier this year, the World Bank conducted the second round of a Data Sharing Exercise with G-7 and Paris Club creditors. This is the first large-scale effort of its kind to systematically compare creditor- and debtor-reported data at the loan-by-loan level. But have you ever wondered what it takes to reconcile all that data? Here¡¯s a look behind the scenes at what that process involves.

Growing trade protectionism is increasing global trade policy uncertainty and is anticipated to weigh materially on demand for exports from developing economies. In this new era of global economic fragmentation, strengthening LMICs¡¯ resilience and boosting development will require enhanced adaptability to changing global trade winds, in addition to managing higher debt levels.

ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Debt Statistics Team and the Institute for Economic Development organized the workshop entitled Enhancing External Debt Statistics for Greater Transparency and Sustainability. The five-day workshop served as both a technical deep dive and a strategic dialogue on the evolving debt ecosystem.

Since September 2023, the World Bank has been collaborating closely with the IMF, UNCTAD, and COMSEC to develop an updated Debtor Reporting System (DRS). We invited debt management offices, central banks, national statistical offices, relevant international organizations, and academia who have a direct interest in or experience with monitoring international sovereign debt statistics to share feedback. These are the results of the first round of feedback.

After the success of the 2022 initiative, the World Bank collaborated last year with the G-7 and 11 other Paris Club members on a renewed data-sharing effort, this time focusing on loan data from 2023. Read the latest blog for key insights and highlights from the report.

A report on the preliminary findings from the 2023 debt data sharing exercise between G7 & Paris Club countries and the World Bank. The aim is to enhance debt transparency, particularly for low- and middle-income countries, by reconciling creditor and debtor records of external public debt for countries that report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System (DRS).

International Debt Statistics

Debt Service Suspension Initiative

Quarterly External Debt Statistics

Quarterly Public Sector Debt