Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Lebanon: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 30.7% against 11.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 13 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 16.0% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 56.0% | 40.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 55.2% | 36.4% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 14.7% | 2.0% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 3.8% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 23.6% | 12.9% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 30.7% against 11.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
- 18.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lebanon rank globally for short-term debt?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 13 groups.
- 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.