Laos vs Upper 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
Upper middle income
0.1983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
11th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.8817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 5.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 122 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2738 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7931 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.8184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6061 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8801 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Upper middle income?
- Laos, at 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Upper middle income?
- 0.8817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Upper middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Upper middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.