Egypt vs Low & middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Egypt
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 46.3% against 24.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.9 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 9th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 36.8% | 43.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 34.7% | 12.5% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 18.3% | 9.6% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 27.4% | 12.1% | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 26.5% | 9.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Low & middle income?
- Egypt, at 46.3% against 24.1% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Low & middle income?
- 22.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low & middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Low & middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 9th 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.