Low & middle income vs Somalia: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Low & middle income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 41.8% against 26.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 12 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 1.8% | 12.0% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 6.1% | 9.1% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 19.5% | 2.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 26.3% | 8.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 34.2% | 5.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 30.8% | 4.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low & middle income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 41.8% against 26.8% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low & middle income and Somalia?
- 15.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Somalia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low & middle income ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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.