Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 4.9% in Malawi, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 85th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 3.2% | 36.8% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 45.2% | 20.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 197.1% | 184.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 109.6% | 99.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 28.6% | 25.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 17.2% | 10.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 4.9% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Malawi ranks 85th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 119 countries.
- 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.