Pacific island small states vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Pacific island small states
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 48.0% against 24.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 32 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 22.0% | 17.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 29.2% | 25.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 88.9% | 85.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 64.9% | 55.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 56.6% | 36.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Pacific island small states or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 24.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Pacific island small states and Zimbabwe?
- 23.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Pacific island small states ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 32 groups.
- 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.