Jordan vs Low & middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Jordan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 38.1% against 26.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Jordan ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Low & middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 13.8% | 8.0% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 15.1% | 3.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 17.0% | 6.1% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 17.9% | 28.7% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 28.5% | 15.7% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 26.0% | 11.3% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Jordan or Low & middle income?
- Jordan, at 38.1% against 26.8% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Jordan and Low & middle income?
- 11.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Low & middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Jordan ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 4th 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.