Maldives vs South Asia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Maldives
0.5828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Asia
0.0853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
11th
South Asia rank
10th

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

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
00.20.40.60.8197019972024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.5828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.4975 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 6.8 times South Asia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 10th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.545 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3963 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.3354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.2391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.2591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1752 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.5921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Maldives or South Asia?
Maldives, at 0.5828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Maldives and South Asia?
0.4975 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Maldives ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 10th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Maldives vs South Asia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-public-and-publicly-guaranteed-ppg-dod-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/maldives/south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-public-and-publicly-guaranteed-ppg-dod-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/maldives/south-asia/">Maldives vs South Asia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.