Which has higher short-term debt, IDA total or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 16.8% in IDA total as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sri Lanka?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

IDA total vs Sri Lanka: Short-term debt

IDA total

16.8%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

28.7%

in 2024

IDA total rank

22nd

Sri Lanka rank

23rd

Short-term debt over time

IDA total
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 28.7% against 16.8% in IDA total, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

IDA total ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.1%	12.8%	4.4%	IDA total
1980s	36.2%	17.4%	18.8%	IDA total
1990s	37.2%	11.5%	25.7%	IDA total
2000s	15.9%	15.9%	0.0%	Sri Lanka
2010s	15.9%	39.2%	23.3%	Sri Lanka
2020s	20.9%	48.5%	27.6%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, IDA total or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 16.8% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between IDA total and Sri Lanka?: 11.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sri Lanka?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Sri Lanka rank globally for short-term debt?: IDA total ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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: 17 September 2026

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.