Laos vs Nicaragua: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Laos
2,296 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
2,240 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Laos rank
49th
Nicaragua rank
50th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 2,296 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,240 DOD, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 56 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Laos ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 32.32 DOD, current US$ per person 289.1 DOD, current US$ per person 256.78 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 198.45 DOD, current US$ per person 1,503 DOD, current US$ per person 1,305 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 439.25 DOD, current US$ per person 2,071 DOD, current US$ per person 1,632 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 619.18 DOD, current US$ per person 1,050 DOD, current US$ per person 430.73 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 1,646 DOD, current US$ per person 1,765 DOD, current US$ per person 119.81 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 2,478 DOD, current US$ per person 2,216 DOD, current US$ per person 262.43 DOD, current US$ per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Laos or Nicaragua?
Laos, at 2,296 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,240 DOD, current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Laos and Nicaragua?
56 DOD, current US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Laos ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.