Low income vs Zimbabwe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Low income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 27.5% against 4.5% in Low income, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 6.1 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 12 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | Low income |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 17.0% | 7.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 0.8% | Low income |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 21.9% | 6.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 28.2% | 20.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 27.8% | 22.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Low income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 27.5% against 4.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Low income and Zimbabwe?
- 23.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Zimbabwe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Low income ranks 12th and Zimbabwe 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.