Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt
Egypt
46.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
48.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
8th
Short-term debt over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 48.0% against 46.3% in Egypt, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.8% | 3.4% | 96.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 22.0% | 58.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 29.2% | 5.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 88.9% | 83.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 64.9% | 49.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 56.6% | 20.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 46.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 1.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Zimbabwe 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.