Which has higher short-term debt, Dominican Republic or Malawi?

Dominican Republic, at 30.8% against 30.0% in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Dominican Republic and Malawi?

0.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total reserves). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Short-term debt

Dominican Republic

30.8%

in 2024

Malawi

30.0%

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Malawi rank

50th

Short-term debt over time

Dominican Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 30.8% against 30.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 50th of 112 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.5%	32.7%	1.8%	Dominican Republic
1980s	176.7%	165.0%	11.7%	Dominican Republic
1990s	256.8%	35.1%	221.7%	Dominican Republic
2000s	149.8%	37.1%	112.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	42.3%	7.5%	34.7%	Dominican Republic
2020s	20.0%	30.0%	10.0%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Dominican Republic or Malawi?: Dominican Republic, at 30.8% against 30.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 0.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for short-term debt?: Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 50th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total reserves). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of total reserves)
Unit: % of total reserves
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 6,180 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total reserves includes gold.