Laos vs Lower 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
Lower middle income
0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
5th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.7385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 3.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Laos ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 122 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.452 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.09 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9244 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.8184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2801 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7568 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Lower middle income?
- Laos, at 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Lower middle income?
- 0.7385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lower middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.