Bolivia vs Laos: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Bolivia
15.33 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Laos
18.45 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Bolivia rank
49th
Laos rank
47th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Bolivia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Bolivia, a difference of 3.12 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 49th and Laos ranks 47th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 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 | 14.77 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.38 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 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.33 billion DOD, current US$ in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Bolivia and Laos?
- 3.12 billion DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Laos?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 49th and Laos ranks 47th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.