Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Upper middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 48.0% against 25.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.7%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Upper middle income ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 32 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 23.8% | 12.2% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 29.2% | 10.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 88.9% | 70.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 64.9% | 35.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 56.6% | 28.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 48.0% against 25.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 22.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.