Which has higher short-term debt, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ecuador?

Ecuador, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ecuador: Short-term debt

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.3%

in 2024

Ecuador

1.6%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

102nd

Ecuador rank

100th

Short-term debt over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Ecuador ranks 100th of 119 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.0%	10.6%	1.4%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.3%	4.0%	1.7%	Ecuador
2020s	1.7%	4.4%	2.7%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador?: 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador rank globally for short-term debt?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Ecuador ranks 100th 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.