Which has higher short-term debt, Afghanistan or Yemen?

Yemen, at 25.4% against 25.3% in Afghanistan as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?

9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.

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.

Afghanistan vs Yemen: Short-term debt

Afghanistan

25.3%

in 2020

Yemen

25.4%

in 2016

Afghanistan rank

28th

Yemen rank

27th

Short-term debt over time

Afghanistan
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 25.4% against 25.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 27th of 119 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9%	5.4%	4.4%	Yemen
2010s	9.7%	7.3%	2.4%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Afghanistan or Yemen?: Yemen, at 25.4% against 25.3% in Afghanistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Afghanistan and Yemen?: 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for short-term debt?: Afghanistan ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 27th 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.

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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.