Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Sri Lanka
669,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
21,265 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 669,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,265 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 647,859 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 31.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 10,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 829.56 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 44,545 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 40,483 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 106,713 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,670 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 99,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 161,076 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 153,642 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 435,378 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,973 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 423,405 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 630,214 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,365 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 609,849 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), Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sri Lanka, at 669,124 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,265 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
647,859 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 121 countries.
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.