Colombia vs Tanzania: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Colombia
7.9%
in 2025
Tanzania
7.6%
in 2025
Colombia rank
64th
Tanzania rank
67th
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Colombia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7.9% against 7.6% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 64th and Tanzania ranks 67th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.7% | 16.8% | 11.9% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 27.3% | 6.8% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 11.3% | 4.9% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 15.3% | 4.4% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 13.5% | 3.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 12.1% | 3.9% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Colombia or Tanzania?
- Colombia, at 7.9% against 7.6% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Colombia and Tanzania?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tanzania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Tanzania rank globally for short-term debt?
- Colombia ranks 64th and Tanzania ranks 67th 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.