Tunisia vs Upper middle income: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Tunisia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 41.7% against 29.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Tunisia ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 15.6% | 8.1% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 16.5% | 12.5% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 19.7% | 8.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 20.1% | 1.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 32.1% | 8.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 29.2% | 5.6% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Tunisia or Upper middle income?
- Tunisia, at 41.7% against 29.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Tunisia and Upper middle income?
- 12.4%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Upper middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Tunisia and Upper middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Tunisia ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 123 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.