Benin vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Benin
0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
44th

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

  • Benin
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Benin ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2020s 0.0832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Sri Lanka?
Benin, at 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Sri Lanka?
0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per 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, short-term (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
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (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.