How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

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.

Moldova vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Short-term debt

Moldova

32.5%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

22.0%

in 2024

Moldova rank

15th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

13th

Short-term debt over time

Moldova
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 32.5% against 22.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Moldova ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.6%	39.5%	37.9%	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	48.0%	19.5%	28.5%	Moldova
2010s	41.1%	21.0%	20.1%	Moldova
2020s	40.7%	23.5%	17.2%	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Moldova or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Moldova, at 32.5% against 22.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 10.5%, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for short-term debt?: Moldova ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.