The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has published the Short-Term External Debt Statistics for the August 2026 period. According to the data, the short-term external debt stock increased by 25 million dollars compared to the previous month, reaching 176.6 billion dollars.
The short-term external debt stock by remaining maturity, which shows external debts with a maturity of one year or less, was recorded at 243.3 billion dollars in August.
The short-term external debt stock originating from banks decreased by 1.6 percent on a monthly basis in August, falling to 76.3 billion dollars. In this category, loan and securities liabilities fell by 3 percent to 9.2 billion dollars, while foreign bank deposits decreased by 0.1 percent to 19.7 billion dollars.
While deposit liabilities excluding banks rose by 1.7 percent to 22 billion dollars, deposit liabilities in Turkish lira decreased by 4.8 percent, settling at 25.3 billion dollars.
The short-term external debt stock of other sectors increased by 0.1 percent in the same period, rising to 74.6 billion dollars. While commercial loans fell by 0.8 percent to 64.5 billion dollars, cash loans increased by 6.6 percent, reaching 10 billion dollars.
In the currency composition of the short-term external debt stock, the share of the US dollar was 34 percent. The Euro accounted for 27.1 percent, the Turkish lira for 25.6 percent, and other foreign currencies for 13.3 percent.
In the sub-items of the short-term external debt stock by remaining maturity, deposit liabilities fell to 67 billion dollars, while loan and securities liabilities fell to 75.1 billion dollars.
News Source: 12punto
