East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tunisia: Short-term debt

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.2%
in 2024
Tunisia
75.7%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd
Tunisia rank
2nd

Short-term debt over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 75.7% against 27.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 48.5%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 29.9% 6.4% 23.5% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 27.5% 15.2% 12.3% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 16.8% 23.3% 6.5% Tunisia
2010s 32.2% 38.5% 6.2% Tunisia
2020s 30.2% 82.6% 52.4% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 75.7% against 27.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tunisia?
48.5%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tunisia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tunisia rank globally for short-term debt?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
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

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.