Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Tunisia: Short-term debt

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
31.1%
in 2024
Tunisia
75.7%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
1st
Tunisia rank
2nd

Short-term debt over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 75.7% against 31.1% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 44.6%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 177.5% 11.5% 166.0% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 40.7% 6.2% 34.5% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 35.1% 15.2% 19.9% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 29.0% 23.3% 5.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 32.8% 38.5% 5.7% Tunisia
2020s 31.5% 82.6% 51.1% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 75.7% against 31.1% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
44.6%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia rank globally for short-term debt?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
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

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.