Low & middle income vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Low & middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 48.0% against 24.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 23.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.0 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 32 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 22.0% | 14.9% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 29.2% | 8.7% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 88.9% | 71.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 64.9% | 37.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 56.6% | 30.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low & middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 24.1% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low & middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 23.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low & middle income ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th 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.