Jordan vs Upper middle income: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Jordan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 37.5% against 29.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Jordan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 15.6% | 9.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 16.5% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 19.7% | 8.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 20.1% | 26.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 32.1% | 12.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 29.2% | 8.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Jordan or Upper middle income?
- Jordan, at 37.5% against 29.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 8.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Upper middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Upper middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Jordan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 2nd 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.