Egypt vs Somalia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Egypt
21.0%
in 2025
Somalia
20.8%
in 2025
Egypt rank
26th
Somalia rank
28th
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Egypt
- Somalia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21.0% against 20.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 1.8% | 24.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 6.1% | 11.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 19.5% | 10.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 26.3% | 18.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 34.2% | 23.5% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 29.2% | 13.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Egypt or Somalia?
- Egypt, at 21.0% against 20.8% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Egypt and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Somalia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Somalia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th 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.