Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bulgaria
0.5216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.5705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
38th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.9571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.8226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3174 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.7952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1369 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.5705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
0.0489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.