IDA total vs Lebanon: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- IDA total
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 30.7% against 10.0% in IDA total, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 3.1 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 11th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 13 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 16.0% | 4.9% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 56.0% | 43.5% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 55.2% | 42.5% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 14.7% | 3.8% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 2.2% | IDA total |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 23.6% | 13.3% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, IDA total or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 30.7% against 10.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between IDA total and Lebanon?
- 20.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Lebanon?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Lebanon rank globally for short-term debt?
- IDA total ranks 11th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 13 groups.
- 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.