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

Samoa
0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
44th

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

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0312 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$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.