Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 25.4% against 15.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 27th of 32 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 4.9% | 10.8% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 7.3% | 11.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 25.4% against 15.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 10.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for short-term debt?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 27th 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.