El Salvador vs Zambia: Short-term debt
El Salvador
22.4%
in 2024
Zambia
21.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
33rd
Zambia rank
34th
Short-term debt over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 22.4% against 21.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 34th of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 55.4% | 28.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 81.2% | 63.6% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 55.2% | 25.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 9.2% | 36.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 8.7% | 17.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 18.8% | 6.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, El Salvador or Zambia?
- El Salvador, at 22.4% against 21.7% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for short-term debt?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 34th 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.