Bhutan vs Burkina Faso: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0.0%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
117th
Burkina Faso rank
119th
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Bhutan ranks 117th and Burkina Faso ranks 119th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 8.8% | 8.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Bhutan or Burkina Faso?
- Bhutan, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Burkina Faso rank globally for short-term debt?
- Bhutan ranks 117th and Burkina Faso ranks 119th 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.