Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Guinea-Bissau
0.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
0.0%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
118th
Lesotho rank
119th
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 123 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 3.5% | 5.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 0.7% | 8.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 3.7% | 8.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.7% | 4.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for short-term debt?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 119th 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.