Egypt vs India: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21.0% against 19.7% in India, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and India ranks 32nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 3.5% | 22.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 9.8% | 7.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 6.0% | 3.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 9.9% | 2.5% | India |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 20.0% | 9.3% | India |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 19.5% | 3.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 21.0% against 19.7% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and India?
- 1.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 26th and India ranks 32nd 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.