Egypt vs Middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Egypt
- Middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 46.3% against 24.3% in Middle income, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.9 times 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 Middle income ranks 8th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 36.5% | 44.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 34.0% | 11.8% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 18.1% | 9.4% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 27.5% | 12.2% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 26.7% | 9.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Middle income?
- Egypt, at 46.3% against 24.3% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Middle income?
- 22.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 8th 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.