Laos vs 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
Middle income
0.1533 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
7th
Middle income rank
10th

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

  • Laos
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1533 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.8467 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 6.5 times Middle income's.

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

Laos ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 10th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7932 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.29 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.7782 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8756 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle income?
Laos, at 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1533 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle income?
0.8467 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle income?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.