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$), per capita over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 302.79 DOD, current US$ 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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About this data
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.