Lower middle income vs Türkiye: Short-term debt

Lower middle income
16.7%
in 2024
Türkiye
34.6%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
8th
Türkiye rank
9th

Short-term debt over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 34.6% against 16.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 17.9%.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 12.6% 32.4% 19.9% Türkiye
1980s 15.1% 14.5% 0.6% Lower middle income
1990s 10.0% 21.3% 11.2% Türkiye
2000s 10.8% 19.9% 9.1% Türkiye
2010s 16.4% 27.9% 11.6% Türkiye
2020s 16.0% 31.0% 15.0% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Lower middle income or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 34.6% against 16.7% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Lower middle income and Türkiye?
17.9%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Türkiye?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Türkiye rank globally for short-term debt?
Lower middle income ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Unit
% of total external debt
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,579 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.