Low income vs Zambia: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Low income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 21.7% against 3.5% in Low income, a difference of 18.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 6.1 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 32 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 9.7% | 18.0% | Low income |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 8.7% | 6.4% | Low income |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 18.8% | 7.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 21.7% against 3.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low income and Zambia?
- 18.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Zambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Zambia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low income ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th 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.