Lower middle income vs Sri Lanka: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Lower middle income
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 28.7% against 18.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 13.3% | 12.6% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 17.4% | 19.4% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 11.5% | 12.4% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 15.9% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 39.2% | 22.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 48.5% | 27.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Lower middle income or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 18.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Lower middle income and Sri Lanka?
- 9.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for short-term debt?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st 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.