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

Sri Lanka
117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
15th
Thailand rank
12th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 16,782 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 12th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 1,281 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,672 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 391.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 4,503 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,791 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,288 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 7,630 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 52,864 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 45,235 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 21,096 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 32,948 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,852 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 106,325 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 103,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,102 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 133,000 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 129,515 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Thailand, at 134,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
16,782 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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