Laos vs Low & middle income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Laos
1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Low & middle income rank
8th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.8537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.8 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 122 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7347 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.8184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2266 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Low & middle income?
- Laos, at 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Low & middle income?
- 0.8537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Low & middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Low & middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.