Ethiopia vs Maldives: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Ethiopia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Maldives ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 93rd of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 22.6% | 9.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 2.5% | 50.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 12.4% | 7.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 9.7% | 6.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Ethiopia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Ethiopia and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Maldives?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Maldives rank globally for short-term debt?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 93rd 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.