Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Laos
0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th

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

  • Laos
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 4.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Laos ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 122 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7154 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.35 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.9497 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.4682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.6104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Laos or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.4609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Laos ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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