Bhutan vs Laos: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed … unit
Bhutan
0.0472 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos
0.0497 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
19th
Laos rank
16th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed … unit over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0497 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0472 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Bhutan ranks 19th and Laos ranks 16th of 122 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.0251 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.0226 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.043 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0418 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0396 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Bhutan or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.0497 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0472 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Bhutan and Laos?
- 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Bhutan ranks 19th and Laos ranks 16th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.