Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt

Upper middle income
25.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
48.0%
in 2024
Upper middle income rank
5th
Zimbabwe rank
8th

Short-term debt over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Zimbabwe
020406080197720002024

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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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

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.