Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Lesotho
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Lesotho ranks 115th and Timor-Leste ranks 113th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 3.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 28.8% | 28.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
- 0.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for short-term debt?
- Lesotho ranks 115th and Timor-Leste ranks 113th of 121 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.