Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sri Lanka is 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0558 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0195 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0365 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0359 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0232 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 1980 | 0.021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0213 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.03 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 1983 | 0.032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.036 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0401 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0476 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0467 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0436 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0362 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0278 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0361 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0372 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0335 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0263 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0264 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0248 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0407 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +135.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 0.024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.7% |
| 2018 | 0.047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0558 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0516 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0468 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0476 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0362 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0264 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0372 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0311 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0516 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 0.0276 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Indonesia 0.0274 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Fiji 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Zambia 0.0272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Djibouti 0.0264 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Sri Lanka
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -48.93 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -2.23 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -592.87 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 260.96 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.91 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 64.29 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 13.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sri Lanka?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sri Lanka was 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0558 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.