Malawi vs Saint Lucia: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Malawi
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 85th and Saint Lucia ranks 87th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.0% | 1.4% | 20.7% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.0% | 2.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 28.9% | 18.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 10.7% | 8.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 9.0% | 2.1% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Malawi or Saint Lucia?
- Malawi, at 4.9% against 4.5% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Malawi and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saint Lucia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Saint Lucia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Malawi ranks 85th and Saint Lucia ranks 87th 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.