Laos vs Low & middle income: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … unit

Laos
0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.0901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Low & middle income rank
8th

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

  • Laos
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.5173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 6.7 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.32 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.9497 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.4682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.6104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0948 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5155 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 Low & middle income?
Laos, at 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Laos and Low & middle income?
0.5173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Low & middle income?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Low & middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Laos ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 8th 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.