Maldives vs Tonga: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Maldives
0.0605 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
9th
Tonga rank
6th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Maldives
  • Tonga
00.050.10.15197820012024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0605 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0058 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 6th of 122 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0576 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0356 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.0866 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0597 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

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), Maldives or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0605 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Maldives and Tonga?
0.0058 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Maldives ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 6th 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.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,246 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.