Which has higher short-term debt, Kazakhstan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 49.6% against 42.8% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Kazakhstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

6.8%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Kazakhstan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Short-term debt

Kazakhstan

42.8%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

49.6%

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

33rd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

30th

Short-term debt over time

Kazakhstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 49.6% against 42.8% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 33rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.8%	0.1%	16.7%	Kazakhstan
2000s	58.0%	10.6%	47.4%	Kazakhstan
2010s	29.4%	45.9%	16.5%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	41.0%	40.2%	0.8%	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Kazakhstan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 49.6% against 42.8% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Kazakhstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 6.8%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for short-term debt?: Kazakhstan ranks 33rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th 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.