How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Viet Nam: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of

Maldives

0.071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.0705 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Maldives rank

26th

Viet Nam rank

27th

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

Maldives
Viet Nam

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0705 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 26th and Viet Nam ranks 27th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.065 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0575 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1990s	0.0318 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0274 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0044 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2000s	0.0303 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0228 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0.0431 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0333 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0098 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2020s	0.0993 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0612 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0381 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Maldives or Viet Nam?: Maldives, at 0.071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0705 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Maldives and Viet Nam?: 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Viet Nam?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Viet Nam rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?: Maldives ranks 26th and Viet Nam ranks 27th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

Debt service on external debt, total (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.