Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Paraguay
4.99 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.19 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Paraguay rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Paraguay
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.19 billion DOD, current US$ against 4.99 billion DOD, current US$ in Paraguay, a difference of 1.21 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Paraguay ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.60 million DOD, current US$ | 89.89 million DOD, current US$ | 54.29 million DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 207.71 million DOD, current US$ | 282.38 million DOD, current US$ | 74.67 million DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 534.03 million DOD, current US$ | 478.45 million DOD, current US$ | 55.59 million DOD, current US$ | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 693.26 million DOD, current US$ | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.87 billion DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.58 billion DOD, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.19 billion DOD, current US$ against 4.99 billion DOD, current US$ in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
- 1.21 billion DOD, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Paraguay ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.