Laos vs Serbia: External debt stocks, short-term

Laos
1.10 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Serbia
1.00 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos rank
60th
Serbia rank
62nd

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Laos
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Serbia, a difference of 96.34 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Serbia ahead.

Laos ranks 60th and Serbia ranks 62nd of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Serbia Difference Ahead
1970s 390,379 DOD, current US$ 954.50 million DOD, current US$ 954.11 million DOD, current US$ Serbia
1980s 1.56 million DOD, current US$ 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ Serbia
1990s 90,230 DOD, current US$ 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ Serbia
2000s 69.63 million DOD, current US$ 3.06 billion DOD, current US$ 2.99 billion DOD, current US$ Serbia
2010s 495.20 million DOD, current US$ 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ 750.92 million DOD, current US$ Serbia
2020s 766.65 million DOD, current US$ 1.69 billion DOD, current US$ 918.64 million DOD, current US$ Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Laos or Serbia?
Laos, at 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.00 billion DOD, current US$ in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Laos and Serbia?
96.34 million DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Serbia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Laos and Serbia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Laos ranks 60th and Serbia ranks 62nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,282 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.