Benin vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Benin
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 26.7% against 15.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Benin ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 41.8% | 13.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 49.0% | 12.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 51.5% | 39.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 19.5% | 12.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 18.9% | 21.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 17.1% | 18.6% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Benin or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Benin, at 26.7% against 15.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 11.3%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for short-term debt?
- Benin ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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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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.