Bulgaria vs Nigeria: Short-term debt
Bulgaria
21.2%
in 2022
Nigeria
20.4%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
24th
Nigeria rank
26th
Short-term debt over time
- Bulgaria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 21.2% against 20.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 121 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 19.6% | 17.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 13.9% | 2.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 17.1% | 5.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 27.5% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 1.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Bulgaria or Nigeria?
- Bulgaria, at 21.2% against 20.4% in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Bulgaria and Nigeria?
- 0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Nigeria rank globally for short-term debt?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 26th 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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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.