Cambodia vs Laos: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Cambodia
15.22 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Laos
18.45 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Cambodia rank
50th
Laos rank
47th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.22 billion DOD, current US$ in Cambodia, a difference of 3.23 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Laos ahead.
Cambodia ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 123 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 168.02 million DOD, current US$ | 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$ | 3.17 billion DOD, current US$ | Laos |
| 2020s | 15.97 billion DOD, current US$ | 18.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.18 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 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.22 billion DOD, current US$ in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Cambodia and Laos?
- 3.23 billion DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Cambodia ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.