Iraq vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: External debt stocks, total

Iraq
17.52 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
17.84 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Iraq rank
51st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
50th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Iraq
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Iraq, a difference of 319.70 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 51st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 50th of 121 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2010s 25.17 billion DOD, current US$ 15.02 billion DOD, current US$ 10.15 billion DOD, current US$ Iraq
2020s 22.45 billion DOD, current US$ 18.71 billion DOD, current US$ 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Iraq or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
319.70 million DOD, current US$, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Iraq ranks 51st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 50th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.