Which has higher short-term debt, Kenya or Nepal?

Nepal, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Kenya as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Kenya vs Nepal: Short-term debt

Kenya

9.6%

in 2024

Nepal

9.8%

in 2024

Kenya rank

73rd

Nepal rank

71st

Short-term debt over time

Kenya
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 73rd and Nepal ranks 71st of 119 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23.8%	9.1%	14.7%	Kenya
1980s	27.0%	9.1%	17.9%	Kenya
1990s	23.7%	3.3%	20.5%	Kenya
2000s	15.5%	3.6%	11.8%	Kenya
2010s	19.2%	9.5%	9.6%	Kenya
2020s	15.1%	11.4%	3.6%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Kenya or Nepal?: Nepal, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Kenya and Nepal?: 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for short-term debt?: Kenya ranks 73rd and Nepal ranks 71st 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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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.