Kenya vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Kenya
39.02 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Sri Lanka
47.74 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Kenya rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
28th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 47.74 billion DOD, current US$ against 39.02 billion DOD, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 8.72 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 631.15 million DOD, current US$ | 396.41 million DOD, current US$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 594.88 million DOD, current US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 958.08 million DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.74 billion DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 33.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 16.64 billion DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 36.22 billion DOD, current US$ | 48.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.81 billion DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 47.74 billion DOD, current US$ against 39.02 billion DOD, current US$ in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 8.72 billion DOD, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Kenya ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.