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

Botswana, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Madagascar as of 2024.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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 Madagascar: Short-term debt

Botswana

2.5%

in 2024

Madagascar

2.4%

in 2024

Botswana rank

96th

Madagascar rank

97th

Short-term debt over time

Botswana
Madagascar

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.

Botswana ranks 96th and Madagascar ranks 97th of 119 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.0%	11.1%	10.1%	Madagascar
1980s	0.4%	34.8%	34.3%	Madagascar
1990s	0.4%	55.3%	54.9%	Madagascar
2000s	0.8%	21.6%	20.9%	Madagascar
2010s	4.3%	9.9%	5.6%	Madagascar
2020s	2.9%	5.2%	2.4%	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Botswana or Madagascar?: Botswana, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Botswana and Madagascar?: 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Madagascar?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Madagascar rank globally for short-term debt?: Botswana ranks 96th and Madagascar ranks 97th 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.