Benin vs Sri Lanka: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 28.7% against 26.7% in Benin, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Benin ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 12.8% | 10.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 17.4% | 19.6% | Benin |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 15.9% | 16.1% | Benin |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.2% | 1.0% | Benin |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 53.4% | 17.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 26.7% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 2.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for short-term debt?
- Benin ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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.