Which has higher short-term debt, Botswana or Eswatini?

Eswatini, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?

48 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.

Botswana vs Eswatini: Short-term debt

Botswana

2.5%

in 2024

Eswatini

2.6%

in 2024

Botswana rank

96th

Eswatini rank

95th

Short-term debt over time

Botswana
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Eswatini ahead.

Botswana ranks 96th and Eswatini ranks 95th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.6%	4.5%	2.9%	Eswatini
1980s	0.4%	3.6%	3.1%	Eswatini
1990s	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	Eswatini
2000s	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	Eswatini
2010s	4.3%	3.8%	0.5%	Botswana
2020s	2.9%	1.7%	1.1%	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Botswana or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Botswana and Eswatini?: 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for short-term debt?: Botswana ranks 96th and Eswatini ranks 95th 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.