Laos vs Mauritius: External debt stocks, total

Laos
17.84 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Mauritius
20.36 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos rank
50th
Mauritius rank
49th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Laos
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 20.36 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 2.53 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.

Laos ranks 50th and Mauritius ranks 49th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mauritius Difference Ahead
1970s 100.80 million DOD, current US$ 90.59 million DOD, current US$ 10.21 million DOD, current US$ Laos
1980s 760.94 million DOD, current US$ 613.13 million DOD, current US$ 147.81 million DOD, current US$ Laos
1990s 2.14 billion DOD, current US$ 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ 978.37 million DOD, current US$ Laos
2000s 3.65 billion DOD, current US$ 3.71 billion DOD, current US$ 53.38 million DOD, current US$ Mauritius
2010s 11.29 billion DOD, current US$ 10.86 billion DOD, current US$ 434.22 million DOD, current US$ Laos
2020s 18.71 billion DOD, current US$ 16.84 billion DOD, current US$ 1.87 billion DOD, current US$ Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Laos or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 20.36 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.84 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Laos and Mauritius?
2.53 billion DOD, current US$, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritius?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Laos and Mauritius rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Laos ranks 50th and Mauritius ranks 49th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.