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

Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 27.7% in Ukraine as of 2024.

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

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.

Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Short-term debt

Sri Lanka

28.7%

in 2024

Ukraine

27.7%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

23rd

Ukraine rank

24th

Short-term debt over time

Sri Lanka
Ukraine

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 28.7% against 27.7% in Ukraine, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 23rd and Ukraine ranks 24th of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.1%	2.7%	8.4%	Sri Lanka
2000s	15.9%	29.6%	13.7%	Ukraine
2010s	39.2%	35.4%	3.8%	Sri Lanka
2020s	48.5%	28.2%	20.3%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?: Sri Lanka, at 28.7% against 27.7% in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?: 1.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for short-term debt?: Sri Lanka ranks 23rd and Ukraine ranks 24th 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.