Sri Lanka vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate

Sri Lanka
-4.53 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
-4.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Zambia rank
93rd

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
-50050197119972024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -4.4 % change on previous year against -4.53 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.11 % change on previous year 13.36 % change on previous year 0.747 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1980s 16 % change on previous year 8.17 % change on previous year 7.83 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 7.12 % change on previous year 1.43 % change on previous year 5.69 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 5.56 % change on previous year -3.3 % change on previous year 8.86 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s 12.36 % change on previous year 31.54 % change on previous year 19.19 % change on previous year Zambia
2020s 1.04 % change on previous year -4.25 % change on previous year 5.28 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Zambia, at -4.4 % change on previous year against -4.53 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
0.13 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,292 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.