Jordan vs Upper middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Jordan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 72.1% against 25.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 46.8%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 2.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Jordan ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 36.0% | 2.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 36.2% | 7.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 19.5% | 64.9% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 29.5% | 39.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 27.7% | 60.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Jordan or Upper middle income?
- Jordan, at 72.1% against 25.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 46.8%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Upper middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Jordan ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.