Which has higher short-term debt, Central African Republic or Nigeria?

Central African Republic, at 39.3% against 36.2% in Nigeria as of 1993.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Central African Republic and Nigeria?

3.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?

16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1993.

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.

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Short-term debt

Central African Republic

39.3%

in 1993

Nigeria

36.2%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

12th

Nigeria rank

13th

Short-term debt over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 39.3% against 36.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 119 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.8%	16.7%	3.9%	Nigeria
1980s	12.1%	31.0%	18.9%	Nigeria
1990s	28.2%	17.3%	10.9%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Central African Republic, at 39.3% against 36.2% in Nigeria as of 1993.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 3.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1993.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for short-term debt?: Central African Republic ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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.