Lower middle income vs Vietnam: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Lower middle income
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 30.8% against 16.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 11th of 13 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 0.8% | 11.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 10.5% | 1.0% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 10.5% | 0.6% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 17.8% | 2.3% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 25.6% | 10.3% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Lower middle income or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 30.8% against 16.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Lower middle income and Vietnam?
- 14.7%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Vietnam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Vietnam rank globally for short-term debt?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 11th 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.