Which has higher short-term debt, Bulgaria or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 21.3% against 21.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.

What is the difference in short-term debt between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?

0.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?

31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

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.

Bulgaria vs Republic of Moldova: Short-term debt

Bulgaria

21.2%

in 2022

Republic of Moldova

21.3%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

24th

Republic of Moldova rank

23rd

Short-term debt over time

Bulgaria
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 21.3% against 21.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 24th and Republic of Moldova ranks 23rd of 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.7%	1.2%	10.5%	Bulgaria
2000s	22.8%	29.9%	7.1%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	24.8%	25.7%	0.9%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	21.8%	25.4%	3.6%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Bulgaria or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 21.3% against 21.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?: 0.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova rank globally for short-term debt?: Bulgaria ranks 24th and Republic of Moldova ranks 23rd of 121 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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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Unit: % of total external debt
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 133 places, 6,524 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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 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.