Gabon vs Saint Lucia: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Gabon
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 4.5% against 3.8% in Gabon, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 89th and Saint Lucia ranks 87th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 1.4% | 22.7% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 6.0% | 14.8% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 29.4% | 23.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 12.4% | 10.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Gabon or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 4.5% against 3.8% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Gabon and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Saint Lucia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and Saint Lucia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Gabon ranks 89th and Saint Lucia ranks 87th 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.