Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 25.3% against 23.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 119 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 5.8% | 4.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 20.5% | 5.9% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 26.0% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 25.3% against 23.3% in Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 2.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for short-term debt?
- Afghanistan ranks 28th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.