Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 28.7% against 15.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 13.2% | 28.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 17.4% | 31.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 11.5% | 40.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.9% | 3.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 39.2% | 20.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 48.5% | 31.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 15.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 13.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for short-term debt?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
- 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.