Pacific island small states vs Sri Lanka: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Pacific island small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 15.1% against 5.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 32 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 11.5% | 8.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 18.2% | 9.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 13.3% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 9.2% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 16.6% | 12.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 19.9% | 13.7% | 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), Pacific island small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 15.1% against 5.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 9.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 32 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.