Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
87,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
10th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 87,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 726,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 9.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 12 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 3,386 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,065 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,678 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 13,379 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 45,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 32,205 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 21,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 108,616 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 87,164 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 33,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 168,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 135,411 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 68,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 530,801 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 461,832 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 86,093 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 777,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 690,950 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 87,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
726,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,185 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.