Laos vs Uganda: External debt stocks, long-term

Laos
16.54 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Uganda
18.04 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos rank
47th
Uganda rank
46th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Laos
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 18.04 billion DOD, current US$ against 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 1.50 billion DOD, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.

Laos ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 46th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 98.64 million DOD, current US$ 235.72 million DOD, current US$ 137.08 million DOD, current US$ Uganda
1980s 748.82 million DOD, current US$ 992.03 million DOD, current US$ 243.21 million DOD, current US$ Uganda
1990s 2.09 billion DOD, current US$ 2.85 billion DOD, current US$ 756.65 million DOD, current US$ Uganda
2000s 3.53 billion DOD, current US$ 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ 592.31 million DOD, current US$ Laos
2010s 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ 7.83 billion DOD, current US$ 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ Laos
2020s 17.76 billion DOD, current US$ 17.38 billion DOD, current US$ 386.62 million DOD, current US$ Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Laos or Uganda?
Uganda, at 18.04 billion DOD, current US$ against 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Laos and Uganda?
1.50 billion DOD, current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uganda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Laos and Uganda rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Laos ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 46th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.