Which has higher short-term debt, North Macedonia or Sri Lanka?

North Macedonia, at 29.7% against 28.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?

1.0%, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

North Macedonia vs Sri Lanka: Short-term debt

North Macedonia

29.7%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

28.7%

in 2024

North Macedonia rank

22nd

Sri Lanka rank

23rd

Short-term debt over time

North Macedonia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 29.7% against 28.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.2%	10.7%	3.5%	North Macedonia
2000s	25.5%	15.9%	9.5%	North Macedonia
2010s	32.3%	39.2%	6.9%	Sri Lanka
2020s	28.8%	48.5%	19.7%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, North Macedonia or Sri Lanka?: North Macedonia, at 29.7% against 28.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?: 1.0%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for short-term debt?: North Macedonia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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.