Middle income vs Sri Lanka: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Middle income
4.7%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
13.4%
in 2024
Middle income rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Middle income
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 13.4% against 4.7% in Middle income, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.8 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 21.0% 12.7% 8.3% Middle income
1990s 15.9% 9.5% 6.5% Middle income
2000s 7.8% 8.2% 0.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 3.7% 15.0% 11.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 4.6% 18.9% 14.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Middle income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 13.4% against 4.7% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Middle income and Sri Lanka?
8.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Middle income ranks 24th 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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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.