Bolivia vs Laos: External debt stocks, long-term

Bolivia
14.57 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos
16.54 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bolivia rank
50th
Laos rank
47th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Bolivia
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.57 billion DOD, current US$ in Bolivia, a difference of 1.97 billion DOD, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ 98.64 million DOD, current US$ 988.14 million DOD, current US$ Bolivia
1980s 3.78 billion DOD, current US$ 748.82 million DOD, current US$ 3.03 billion DOD, current US$ Bolivia
1990s 4.40 billion DOD, current US$ 2.09 billion DOD, current US$ 2.31 billion DOD, current US$ Bolivia
2000s 5.23 billion DOD, current US$ 3.53 billion DOD, current US$ 1.70 billion DOD, current US$ Bolivia
2010s 9.06 billion DOD, current US$ 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ Laos
2020s 14.66 billion DOD, current US$ 17.76 billion DOD, current US$ 3.10 billion DOD, current US$ Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Bolivia or Laos?
Laos, at 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.57 billion DOD, current US$ in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Bolivia and Laos?
1.97 billion DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Laos?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Bolivia ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.