Cote d'Ivoire vs Gambia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gambia
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 6.7% against 6.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 74th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 6.3% | 19.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 0.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 5.0% | 14.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.8% | 3.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Cote d'Ivoire or Gambia?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 6.7% against 6.2% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia?
- 0.5%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Gambia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 74th 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.