Kosovo vs Lower middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Kosovo
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Kosovo currently reports 29.7% against 18.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Kosovo's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Kosovo ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 119 countries.
Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.6% | 5.3% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 17.1% | 19.3% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 20.9% | 13.3% | Kosovo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Kosovo or Lower middle income?
- Kosovo, at 29.7% against 18.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Kosovo and Lower middle income?
- 10.9%, with Kosovo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Lower middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Kosovo and Lower middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Kosovo ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 21st 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.