Kenya vs Laos: Short-term debt
Kenya
9.6%
in 2024
Laos
9.8%
in 2024
Kenya rank
73rd
Laos rank
70th
Short-term debt over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 70th of 119 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 0.1% | 29.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 0.0% | 23.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 5.7% | 9.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 10.8% | 8.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 9.1% | 5.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Kenya or Laos?
- Laos, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Kenya and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for short-term debt?
- Kenya ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 70th 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.