East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Short-term debt

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
44.2%
in 2024
Somalia
41.8%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
1st
Somalia rank
3rd

Short-term debt over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Somalia
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 44.2% against 41.8% in Somalia, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 12 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 17.1% 1.8% 15.3% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 21.4% 6.1% 15.3% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 20.0% 19.5% 0.5% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 28.3% 26.3% 2.0% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 50.7% 34.2% 16.5% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 42.6% 30.8% 11.7% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Somalia?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 44.2% against 41.8% in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia?
2.4%, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia rank globally for short-term debt?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 12 groups.
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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Indicator
Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Unit
% of total external debt
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,579 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.