External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
10th
of 120 countries
All-time high
814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
5,089 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sri Lanka stood at 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,089 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,089 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 6,323 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1972 | 6,767 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 7,769 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 9,412 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 9,566 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 11,221 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 12,585 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 15,573 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 16,340 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 19,746 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 24,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 29,881 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 34,469 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 38,252 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 46,911 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 56,695 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 67,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 68,082 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 70,469 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 80,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 92,019 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 91,881 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 97,595 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 108,517 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 115,849 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 114,946 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 114,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 131,876 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 138,065 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 132,554 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 126,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 139,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 151,003 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 162,102 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 160,188 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 172,397 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 198,704 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 212,374 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 232,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 276,651 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 317,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 417,777 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 476,409 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 528,120 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 567,092 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 616,617 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 669,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 698,222 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 740,544 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 752,544 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 768,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 772,756 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,065 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,089 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,340 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,746 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 70,469 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,616 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 80,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 138,065 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 126,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 232,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 530,801 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 276,651 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 740,544 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 777,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 752,544 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 7 Jamaica 1.03 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 972,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 El Salvador 920,449 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Bangladesh 640,156 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Montenegro 618,624 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Serbia 553,889 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sri Lanka?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Sri Lanka was 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,089 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.