Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.1821 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

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

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
00.511.52197019972024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1821 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 5.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 121 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2589 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3507 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.7782 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8382 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1821 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.8179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.