Cape Verde vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Cape Verde
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 32.1% against 21.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 31.9% | 25.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 26.7% | 14.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 16.3% | 15.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 17.4% | 9.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 24.4% | 30.6% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Cape Verde or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cape Verde, at 32.1% against 21.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Cape Verde and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 10.9%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for short-term debt?
- Cape Verde ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.