Eritrea vs Yemen: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Eritrea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8.0% against 7.2% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Yemen ahead.
Eritrea ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 63rd of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 7.9% | 7.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 6.9% | 3.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Eritrea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8.0% against 7.2% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Eritrea and Yemen?
- 0.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for short-term debt?
- Eritrea ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 63rd 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.