Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: PPG, commercial banks

Ethiopia
8.86 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka
84,000 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
29th

PPG, commercial banks over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 8.86 million NFL, current US$ against 84,000 NFL, current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 8.78 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 105.5 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 million NFL, current US$ -412,100 NFL, current US$ 1.47 million NFL, current US$ Ethiopia
1980s 14.87 million NFL, current US$ 18.26 million NFL, current US$ 3.40 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
1990s -13.86 million NFL, current US$ 22.77 million NFL, current US$ 36.63 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 18.82 million NFL, current US$ 63.99 million NFL, current US$ 45.16 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s 350.89 million NFL, current US$ 181.09 million NFL, current US$ 169.80 million NFL, current US$ Ethiopia
2020s -146.27 million NFL, current US$ 173.01 million NFL, current US$ 319.28 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, commercial banks, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Ethiopia, at 8.86 million NFL, current US$ against 84,000 NFL, current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, commercial banks between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
8.78 million NFL, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for ppg, commercial banks?
Ethiopia ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 4,649 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.