Which has higher short-term debt, Lower middle income or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 60.5% against 29.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Lower middle income and North Macedonia?

31.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and North Macedonia?

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.

Lower middle income vs North Macedonia: Short-term debt

Lower middle income

29.4%

in 2024

North Macedonia

60.5%

in 2024

Lower middle income rank

26th

North Macedonia rank

23rd

Short-term debt over time

Lower middle income
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 60.5% against 29.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 31.1%.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th and North Macedonia ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.2%	64.5%	24.2%	North Macedonia
2000s	17.3%	42.1%	24.7%	North Macedonia
2010s	25.1%	63.7%	38.5%	North Macedonia
2020s	27.3%	61.9%	34.6%	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Lower middle income or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 60.5% against 29.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Lower middle income and North Macedonia?: 31.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and North Macedonia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and North Macedonia rank globally for short-term debt?: Lower middle income ranks 26th and North Macedonia ranks 23rd 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.