Which has higher short-term debt, Turkey or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 46.4% in Turkey as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Zimbabwe?

34 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Turkey vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt

Turkey

46.4%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

48.0%

in 2024

Turkey rank

10th

Zimbabwe rank

8th

Short-term debt over time

Turkey
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 48.0% against 46.4% in Turkey, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	214.2%	3.4%	210.8%	Turkey
1980s	40.7%	22.0%	18.7%	Turkey
1990s	47.6%	29.2%	18.4%	Turkey
2000s	37.4%	88.9%	51.4%	Zimbabwe
2010s	49.2%	64.9%	15.7%	Zimbabwe
2020s	45.8%	56.6%	10.7%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Turkey or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 46.4% in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Turkey and Zimbabwe?: 1.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Zimbabwe?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Turkey and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?: Turkey ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th 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.