Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 46.3% against 22.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 39.5% | 19.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 19.5% | 10.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 21.0% | 5.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 23.5% | 12.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 46.3% against 22.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th 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.