Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5.3% against 2.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 32 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 2.2% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5.3% against 2.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 3.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). 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 gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.