Tunisia vs Upper middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Tunisia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 39.4% against 31.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Tunisia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 121 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% | 15.0% | 7.5% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 15.7% | 11.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 20.3% | 9.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 20.5% | 2.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 32.7% | 9.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 30.2% | 3.0% | 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 39.4% against 31.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Tunisia and Upper middle income?
- 8.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Tunisia and Upper middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Tunisia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 2nd 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.