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

Nicaragua
2,240 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2,593 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2,593 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,240 DOD, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 353 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 289.1 DOD, current US$ per person 64.1 DOD, current US$ per person 225 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 1,503 DOD, current US$ per person 225.69 DOD, current US$ per person 1,277 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 2,071 DOD, current US$ per person 440.89 DOD, current US$ per person 1,630 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 1,050 DOD, current US$ per person 612.56 DOD, current US$ per person 437.35 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 1,765 DOD, current US$ per person 1,958 DOD, current US$ per person 192.18 DOD, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 2,216 DOD, current US$ per person 2,647 DOD, current US$ per person 431.12 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$), per capita, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2,593 DOD, current US$ 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$), per capita between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
353 DOD, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.