Which has higher short-term debt, Argentina or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 47.1% in Argentina as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zimbabwe?

34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

Argentina vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt

Argentina

47.1%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

48.0%

in 2024

Argentina rank

9th

Zimbabwe rank

8th

Short-term debt over time

Argentina
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 48.0% against 47.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	51.3%	3.4%	47.9%	Argentina
1980s	84.9%	22.0%	63.0%	Argentina
1990s	63.0%	29.2%	33.8%	Argentina
2000s	27.6%	88.9%	61.3%	Zimbabwe
2010s	51.9%	64.9%	13.1%	Zimbabwe
2020s	53.1%	56.6%	3.5%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Argentina or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 47.1% in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Argentina and Zimbabwe?: 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zimbabwe?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?: Argentina ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th 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.