Somalia vs Thailand: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 41.8% against 36.2% in Thailand, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 30.7% | 28.9% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 22.1% | 16.0% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 35.8% | 16.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 37.5% | 3.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 34.4% | 3.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Somalia or Thailand?
- Somalia, at 41.8% against 36.2% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Somalia and Thailand?
- 5.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for short-term debt?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 6th of 121 countries.
- 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.