Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Maldives: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
3,213 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Maldives
8,891 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Maldives rank
5th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person against 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 5,678 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 5th of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 452.06 DOD, current US$ per person 68.4 DOD, current US$ per person 383.66 DOD, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 817.72 DOD, current US$ per person 342.75 DOD, current US$ per person 474.98 DOD, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 1,143 DOD, current US$ per person 543.12 DOD, current US$ per person 600.13 DOD, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1,434 DOD, current US$ per person 1,728 DOD, current US$ per person 293.6 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
2010s 2,601 DOD, current US$ per person 3,104 DOD, current US$ per person 502.78 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
2020s 3,174 DOD, current US$ per person 7,869 DOD, current US$ per person 4,695 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person against 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives?
5,678 DOD, current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 5th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.