Laos vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
7th
Zambia rank
9th

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

  • Laos
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.1228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Laos ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.44 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3785 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.706 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4997 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.7782 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.499 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Zambia?
Laos, at 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Zambia?
0.1228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.