Algeria vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Algeria
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 30.5% against 11.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Algeria ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 14.8% | 10.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 15.3% | 4.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 18.8% | 16.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 12.7% | 5.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 13.2% | 18.8% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 10.8% | 16.3% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Algeria or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Algeria, at 30.5% against 11.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 18.6%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for short-term debt?
- Algeria ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total external debt). 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 external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.