Which has higher short-term debt, Early-demographic dividend or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 95.5% against 36.9% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?

19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

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.

Early-demographic dividend vs Sri Lanka: Short-term debt

Early-demographic dividend

36.9%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

95.5%

in 2024

Early-demographic dividend rank

11th

Sri Lanka rank

14th

Short-term debt over time

Early-demographic dividend
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 95.5% against 36.9% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 58.6%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Early-demographic dividend	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	85.1%	27.7%	57.4%	Early-demographic dividend
2000s	42.2%	49.8%	7.6%	Sri Lanka
2010s	35.0%	110.4%	75.4%	Sri Lanka
2020s	34.2%	227.5%	193.3%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Early-demographic dividend or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 95.5% against 36.9% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Early-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?: 58.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka rank globally for short-term debt?: Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 32 groups.
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.