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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12.1%
in 2024
Viet Nam
27.9%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
10th
Viet Nam rank
13th

Short-term debt over time

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

Viet Nam currently reports 27.9% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 15.8%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 12 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 14.2% 0.8% 13.4% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 18.8% 10.5% 8.2% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 12.7% 10.5% 2.2% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 12.7% 17.8% 5.0% Viet Nam
2020s 11.4% 24.6% 13.2% Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 27.9% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
15.8%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for short-term debt?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 12 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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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.