Laos vs 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
Middle income
0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Middle income rank
9th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.8 times 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 Middle income ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3186 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.8184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8579 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle income?
- Laos, at 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle income?
- 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 9th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.