Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0483 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Sri Lanka is 0.0483 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0783 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 121 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, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0276 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0301 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0276 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0447 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0445 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0409 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0537 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0477 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0447 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0481 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0515 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0515 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0454 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0537 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0624 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0745 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 0.07 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0605 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0479 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0468 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0467 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0395 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0336 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0352 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0372 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0484 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0477 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0472 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0429 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0377 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.0% |
| 2007 | 0.027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0782 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +181.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0417 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0378 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0783 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0701 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0599 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0536 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.045 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0483 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0374 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0537 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0745 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0405 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0351 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0452 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0783 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0599 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 49 Peru 0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.049 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Honduras 0.0483 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Bhutan 0.0482 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Kenya 0.0471 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Lesotho 0.046 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Sri Lanka?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Sri Lanka was 0.0483 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0783 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.