Pacific island small states vs Sri Lanka: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Pacific island small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 13.4% against 5.3% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 6.7% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 12.7% | 5.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 9.5% | 4.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 8.2% | 6.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 15.0% | 11.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 18.9% | 13.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Pacific island small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 13.4% against 5.3% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 8.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Pacific island small states ranks 22nd 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.