How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

China vs Early-demographic dividend: Short-term debt

China

31.0%

in 2024

Early-demographic dividend

20.6%

in 2024

China rank

19th

Early-demographic dividend rank

18th

Short-term debt over time

China
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

China currently reports 31.0% against 20.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

China ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Early-demographic dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.3%	33.3%	19.0%	Early-demographic dividend
2000s	17.5%	18.6%	1.1%	Early-demographic dividend
2010s	37.2%	22.1%	15.1%	China
2020s	34.6%	21.0%	13.5%	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, China or Early-demographic dividend?: China, at 31.0% against 20.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between China and Early-demographic dividend?: 10.4%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for short-term debt?: China ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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.