Middle income vs Tunisia: Short-term debt

Middle income
27.4%
in 2024
Tunisia
39.4%
in 2024
Middle income rank
3rd
Tunisia rank
4th

Short-term debt over time

  • Middle income
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 39.4% against 27.4% in Middle income, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 3rd and Tunisia ranks 4th of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.1% 7.5% 6.6% Middle income
1980s 15.5% 4.0% 11.5% Middle income
1990s 17.0% 10.9% 6.1% Middle income
2000s 18.0% 18.5% 0.5% Tunisia
2010s 29.0% 23.7% 5.2% Middle income
2020s 26.6% 33.3% 6.7% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Middle income or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 39.4% against 27.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Middle income and Tunisia?
12.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Tunisia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Tunisia rank globally for short-term debt?
Middle income ranks 3rd and Tunisia ranks 4th 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.