Cambodia vs Laos: External debt stocks, long-term

Cambodia
16.35 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos
16.54 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Cambodia rank
48th
Laos rank
47th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Cambodia
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ against 16.35 billion DOD, current US$ in Cambodia, a difference of 188.80 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Laos ahead.

Cambodia ranks 48th and Laos ranks 47th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 168.02 million DOD, current US$ 794.75 million DOD, current US$ 626.74 million DOD, current US$ Laos
1990s 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ 2.09 billion DOD, current US$ 469.61 million DOD, current US$ Laos
2000s 2.52 billion DOD, current US$ 3.53 billion DOD, current US$ 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ Laos
2010s 7.56 billion DOD, current US$ 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ 3.16 billion DOD, current US$ Laos
2020s 16.13 billion DOD, current US$ 17.76 billion DOD, current US$ 1.63 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, Cambodia or Laos?
Laos, at 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ against 16.35 billion DOD, current US$ in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Cambodia and Laos?
188.80 million DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Cambodia ranks 48th and Laos ranks 47th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.