Colombia vs Low income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Colombia
- Low income
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.2% against 3.5% in Low income, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 6.8 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and Low income ranks 32nd of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 0.1% | 43.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 27.7% | 13.0% | Low income |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 15.1% | 5.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 10.8% | 15.7% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Colombia or Low income?
- Colombia, at 24.2% against 3.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Colombia and Low income?
- 20.7%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Low income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Low income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Colombia ranks 30th and Low income ranks 32nd 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.