Jordan vs Middle income: Short-term debt

Jordan
38.1%
in 2024
Middle income
27.4%
in 2024
Jordan rank
5th
Middle income rank
3rd

Short-term debt over time

  • Jordan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 38.1% against 27.4% in Middle income, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle income ahead.

Jordan ranks 5th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 5.8% 14.1% 8.3% Middle income
1980s 18.4% 15.5% 2.9% Jordan
1990s 10.9% 17.0% 6.1% Middle income
2000s 46.7% 18.0% 28.7% Jordan
2010s 44.2% 29.0% 15.2% Jordan
2020s 37.3% 26.6% 10.7% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Jordan or Middle income?
Jordan, at 38.1% against 27.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Jordan and Middle income?
10.7%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
Jordan ranks 5th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 121 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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Indicator
Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Unit
% of total external debt
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,524 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.