Bhutan vs Laos: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos
1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
10th
Laos rank
8th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Bhutan ranks 10th and Laos ranks 8th of 122 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.388 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.6557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.8665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.14 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Laos?
- 0.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 10th and Laos ranks 8th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.