Egypt vs Nigeria: Short-term debt
Egypt
19.9%
in 2024
Nigeria
20.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
29th
Nigeria rank
27th
Short-term debt over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 20.4% against 19.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 122 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 37.9% | 12.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 21.6% | 4.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 13.9% | 4.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 17.1% | 9.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 27.5% | 16.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 19.9% | 5.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 20.4% against 19.9% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 122 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.