Lebanon vs Low income: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Lebanon
- Low income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 30.7% against 5.2% in Low income, a difference of 25.5%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 5.9 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low income ahead.
Lebanon ranks 12th and Low income ranks 13th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 5 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 8.4% | 7.6% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 9.5% | 46.5% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 16.7% | 38.5% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 15.5% | 0.8% | Low income |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 6.0% | 17.7% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Lebanon or Low income?
- Lebanon, at 30.7% against 5.2% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Lebanon and Low income?
- 25.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Low income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Low income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Lebanon ranks 12th and Low income ranks 13th of 123 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.