Which has higher short-term debt, Montenegro or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Montenegro as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Montenegro and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sao Tome and Principe?

18 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Montenegro vs Sao Tome and Principe: Short-term debt

Montenegro

5.7%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

6.0%

in 2024

Montenegro rank

83rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

82nd

Short-term debt over time

Montenegro
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Montenegro, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Montenegro ranks 83rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 119 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montenegro	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	41.7%	86.8%	45.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	14.6%	28.6%	14.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	11.5%	17.2%	5.7%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Montenegro or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Montenegro as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Montenegro and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sao Tome and Principe?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Montenegro and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for short-term debt?: Montenegro ranks 83rd 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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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.