Laos vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Laos
18.45 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
22.00 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Laos rank
47th
Zambia rank
44th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Laos
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 22.00 billion DOD, current US$ against 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 3.55 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Laos ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th of 123 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.64 million DOD, current US$ | 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 748.82 million DOD, current US$ | 3.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.39 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.83 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 423.20 million DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2020s | 18.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 23.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.68 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Laos or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 22.00 billion DOD, current US$ against 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Laos and Zambia?
- 3.55 billion DOD, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Laos ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.