Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Lesotho
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Lesotho ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.5% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Lesotho or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Lesotho ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 123 countries.
- 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.