Low & middle income vs Tunisia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Low & middle income
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 41.7% against 25.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 3rd of 13 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 7.5% | 6.4% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 4.0% | 11.1% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 10.9% | 6.1% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 18.5% | 0.5% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 23.7% | 4.7% | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 34.8% | 9.2% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low & middle income or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 41.7% against 25.7% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low & middle income and Tunisia?
- 16.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Tunisia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Tunisia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low & middle income ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 3rd of 13 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.