Egypt vs Zambia: Short-term debt
Egypt
69.0%
in 2024
Zambia
68.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
20th
Zambia rank
21st
Short-term debt over time
- Egypt
- Zambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 69.0% against 68.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st of 112 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 248.1% | 264.0% | 15.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 301.4% | 742.3% | 440.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 399.8% | 367.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 43.6% | 31.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 35.7% | 9.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 75.9% | 12.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Zambia?
- Egypt, at 69.0% against 68.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.