Which has higher short-term debt, East Timor or Tonga?

East Timor, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Tonga as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tonga?

13 years are reported by both, from 2012 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.

East Timor vs Tonga: Short-term debt

East Timor

0.1%

in 2024

Tonga

0.0%

in 2024

East Timor rank

115th

Tonga rank

116th

Short-term debt over time

East Timor
Tonga

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was East Timor ahead.

East Timor ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 116th of 119 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.5%	0.0%	1.5%	East Timor
2020s	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, East Timor or Tonga?: East Timor, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between East Timor and Tonga?: 0.1%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tonga?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do East Timor and Tonga rank globally for short-term debt?: East Timor ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 116th 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.