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