Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Philippines
49,332 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
46,206 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
23rd

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019962023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 49,332 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 46,206 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,126 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Philippines ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 2,262 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,901 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 360.88 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 10,034 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,275 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 4,759 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 15,698 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 7,782 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 7,915 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 33,117 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 13,668 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 19,450 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 34,656 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 61,399 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 26,744 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 38,798 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 64,628 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 25,830 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Philippines, at 49,332 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 46,206 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
3,126 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Philippines ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. 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, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.