El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)

El Salvador
7.69 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Sri Lanka
8.95 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
El Salvador rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 8.95 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.69 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 1.26 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 98 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 223.90 million DOD, current US$ 500,000 DOD, current US$ 223.40 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
1980s 102.94 million DOD, current US$ 65.09 million DOD, current US$ 37.85 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
1990s 30.04 million DOD, current US$ 119.34 million DOD, current US$ 89.30 million DOD, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 1.92 billion DOD, current US$ 487.03 million DOD, current US$ 1.43 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2010s 4.51 billion DOD, current US$ 5.93 billion DOD, current US$ 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 6.34 billion DOD, current US$ 8.98 billion DOD, current US$ 2.65 billion DOD, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png), El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 8.95 billion DOD, current US$ against 7.69 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
1.26 billion DOD, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png)?
El Salvador ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,979 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.