Low income vs Sri Lanka: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Low income
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 13.4% against 5.4% in Low income, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Low income ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 21.0% | 12.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 8.2% | 4.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 15.0% | 10.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 18.9% | 12.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Low income or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 13.4% against 5.4% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Low income and Sri Lanka?
- 8.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Sri Lanka rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Low income ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.