Which has higher short-term debt, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?

Nigeria, at 55.0% against 19.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?

19 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Short-term debt

Nigeria

55.0%

in 2024

Pre-demographic dividend

19.7%

in 2024

Nigeria rank

28th

Pre-demographic dividend rank

31st

Short-term debt over time

Nigeria
Pre-demographic dividend

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 55.0% against 19.7% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 35.3%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 28th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pre-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	120.6%	42.5%	78.1%	Nigeria
2000s	22.1%	72.9%	50.8%	Pre-demographic dividend
2010s	36.3%	21.2%	15.1%	Nigeria
2020s	52.2%	20.5%	31.7%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?: Nigeria, at 55.0% against 19.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?: 35.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for short-term debt?: Nigeria ranks 28th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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.