Low income vs Thailand: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Low income
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 33.9% against 5.2% in Low income, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 6.6 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Low income ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 10th of 13 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 30.7% | 22.3% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 22.1% | 12.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 35.8% | 19.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 25.2% | 9.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 37.5% | 29.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 34.4% | 28.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low income or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 33.9% against 5.2% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low income and Thailand?
- 28.7%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Thailand rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low income ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 10th 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.