Which has higher short-term debt, Belize or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.3% against 0.8% in Belize as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.5%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Belize vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Short-term debt

Belize

0.8%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.3%

in 2024

Belize rank

105th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

102nd

Short-term debt over time

Belize
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.3% against 0.8% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Belize's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 105th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd of 119 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.0%	12.0%	10.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Belize or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.3% against 0.8% in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.5%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for short-term debt?: Belize ranks 105th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd 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.