Botswana vs Maldives: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Botswana
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.9% against 2.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Maldives ahead.
Botswana ranks 96th and Maldives ranks 93rd of 119 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 22.6% | 22.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 9.7% | 6.8% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Botswana or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.9% against 2.5% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Botswana and Maldives?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Maldives?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Maldives rank globally for short-term debt?
- Botswana ranks 96th and Maldives ranks 93rd 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.