Maldives vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Maldives
302.79 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
265.47 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
44th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 302.79 DOD, current US$ per person against 265.47 DOD, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 37.32 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 34.8 DOD, current US$ per person 8.51 DOD, current US$ per person 26.29 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
1980s 88.82 DOD, current US$ per person 18.04 DOD, current US$ per person 70.78 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
1990s 29.3 DOD, current US$ per person 27.05 DOD, current US$ per person 2.25 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
2000s 463.78 DOD, current US$ per person 65.05 DOD, current US$ per person 398.72 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
2010s 364.7 DOD, current US$ per person 312.03 DOD, current US$ per person 52.67 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives
2020s 621.11 DOD, current US$ per person 351.25 DOD, current US$ per person 269.86 DOD, current US$ per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
Maldives, at 302.79 DOD, current US$ per person against 265.47 DOD, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
37.32 DOD, current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Maldives ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.