Laos vs Sierra Leone: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 10.9% against 9.8% in Laos, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 67th of 119 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 44.7% | 44.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 53.3% | 53.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 14.7% | 9.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 17.8% | 6.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 17.5% | 8.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 10.9% against 9.8% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 1.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for short-term debt?
- Laos ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 67th 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.