Benin vs Sri Lanka: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)

Benin
16.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
15.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Sri Lanka rank
20th

Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time

  • Benin
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 16.4% against 15.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Benin ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 118 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 3.3% 12.5% 9.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 8.9% 18.2% 9.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 7.2% 11.2% 3.9% Sri Lanka
2000s 5.8% 9.2% 3.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 3.3% 16.6% 13.3% Sri Lanka
2020s 12.4% 21.1% 8.7% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Benin or Sri Lanka?
Benin, at 16.4% against 15.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Benin and Sri Lanka?
1.3%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
Benin ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 5,219 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.