Kosovo vs Low & middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Kosovo
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kosovo currently reports 35.6% against 26.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Kosovo's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Kosovo ranks 7th and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kosovo averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 13.8% | 13.8% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 15.1% | 15.1% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 17.9% | 7.8% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 28.5% | 4.7% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 26.0% | 7.6% | Kosovo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Kosovo or Low & middle income?
- Kosovo, at 35.6% against 26.8% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Kosovo and Low & middle income?
- 8.8%, with Kosovo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kosovo and Low & middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Kosovo ranks 7th 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.