Kosovo vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Short-term debt

Kosovo
35.6%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12.1%
in 2024
Kosovo rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
10th

Short-term debt over time

  • Kosovo
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 35.6% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Kosovo ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kosovo averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kosovo Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 14.8% 14.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0% 15.3% 15.3% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0% 18.8% 18.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 10.1% 12.7% 2.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 33.2% 12.7% 20.5% Kosovo
2020s 33.6% 11.4% 22.2% Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Kosovo or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Kosovo, at 35.6% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Kosovo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
23.5%, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kosovo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for short-term debt?
Kosovo ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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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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
134 places, 6,579 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.