Laos vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Laos
2,296 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2,593 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Laos rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,593 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,296 DOD, current US$ per person in Laos, a difference of 297 DOD, current US$ per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Laos ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.32 DOD, current US$ per person | 64.1 DOD, current US$ per person | 31.79 DOD, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 198.45 DOD, current US$ per person | 225.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 27.24 DOD, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 439.25 DOD, current US$ per person | 440.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.64 DOD, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 619.18 DOD, current US$ per person | 612.56 DOD, current US$ per person | 6.62 DOD, current US$ per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 1,646 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,958 DOD, current US$ per person | 311.99 DOD, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,478 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,647 DOD, current US$ per person | 168.7 DOD, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,593 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,296 DOD, current US$ per person in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 297 DOD, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Laos ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.