Bulgaria vs Sudan: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Bulgaria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 24.3% against 21.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sudan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 21st of 123 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 16.2% | 13.8% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 34.4% | 22.7% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 31.4% | 8.7% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 26.1% | 1.3% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 24.5% | 2.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Bulgaria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 24.3% against 21.2% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Bulgaria and Sudan?
- 3.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sudan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Sudan rank globally for short-term debt?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 21st 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.