Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Turkey?

Turkey, at 46.4% against 46.3% in Egypt as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Egypt vs Turkey: Short-term debt

Egypt

46.3%

in 2024

Turkey

46.4%

in 2024

Egypt rank

11th

Turkey rank

10th

Short-term debt over time

Egypt
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 46.4% against 46.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkey ahead.

Egypt ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	99.8%	214.2%	114.4%	Turkey
1980s	80.6%	40.7%	39.9%	Egypt
1990s	22.2%	43.7%	21.5%	Turkey
2000s	8.7%	37.6%	28.9%	Turkey
2010s	15.2%	49.2%	34.0%	Turkey
2020s	35.7%	45.8%	10.2%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Turkey?: Turkey, at 46.4% against 46.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Turkey?: 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for short-term debt?: Egypt ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th 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.