Bulgaria vs Somalia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Bulgaria
21.2%
in 2022
Somalia
20.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
25th
Somalia rank
28th
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Bulgaria
- Somalia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 21.2% against 20.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 28th of 123 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 5.8% | 3.4% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 19.5% | 7.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 26.3% | 3.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 34.2% | 9.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 29.9% | 8.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Bulgaria or Somalia?
- Bulgaria, at 21.2% against 20.8% in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Bulgaria and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Somalia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 28th 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.