Which has higher short-term debt, Cape Verde or Fiji?

Cape Verde, at 32.1% against 31.5% in Fiji as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Cape Verde vs Fiji: Short-term debt

Cape Verde

32.1%

in 2024

Fiji

31.5%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

16th

Fiji rank

17th

Short-term debt over time

Cape Verde
Fiji

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 32.1% against 31.5% in Fiji, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Fiji ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 16th and Fiji ranks 17th of 119 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.1%	4.2%	1.9%	Cape Verde
1990s	11.9%	2.3%	9.5%	Cape Verde
2000s	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	Fiji
2010s	31.9%	12.1%	19.8%	Cape Verde
2020s	55.0%	24.8%	30.2%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Cape Verde or Fiji?: Cape Verde, at 32.1% against 31.5% in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Cape Verde and Fiji?: 0.6%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Fiji rank globally for short-term debt?: Cape Verde ranks 16th and Fiji ranks 17th 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.