Low income vs Viet Nam: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Low income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 27.9% against 4.5% in Low income, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 6.2 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 12 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 0.8% | 8.5% | Low income |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 10.5% | 6.1% | Low income |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.5% | 4.9% | Low income |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 17.8% | 9.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 24.6% | 18.9% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 27.9% against 4.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low income and Viet Nam?
- 23.4%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Viet Nam?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Viet Nam rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low income ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 13th 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.