Laos vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Laos
1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
5th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.7332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 3.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6846 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.7782 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7741 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Lower middle income?
- Laos, at 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Lower middle income?
- 0.7332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lower middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.