Which has higher short-term debt, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 818.0% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?

43 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt

Sub-Saharan Africa

56.9%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

818.0%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Zimbabwe rank

3rd

Short-term debt over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 818.0% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 761.1%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 14.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	48.0%	15.7%	32.3%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	177.8%	97.9%	79.9%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	155.2%	157.7%	2.5%	Zimbabwe
2000s	60.9%	780.9%	720.0%	Zimbabwe
2010s	48.6%	1,128.0%	1,079.4%	Zimbabwe
2020s	54.0%	3,374.9%	3,321.0%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 818.0% against 56.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?: 761.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd 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.