Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
36,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
669,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
10th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 669,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 632,844 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 18.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 12 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 2,135 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,926 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 9,395 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 44,545 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 35,150 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 14,508 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 106,713 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 92,206 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 16,792 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 161,076 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 144,285 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 22,641 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 435,378 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 412,737 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 35,330 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 630,214 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 594,884 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 669,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
632,844 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,212 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.