How does Sri Lanka rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 19.4%

World rank

34th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.6447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 0.483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

That places Sri Lanka 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
1972	0.1662 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1973	0.1694 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1974	0.1651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1975	0.1582 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1976	0.1959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.8%
1977	0.1923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1978	0.3573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+85.8%
1979	0.3045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1980	0.3077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1981	0.3448 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1982	0.3929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1983	0.4183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1984	0.3969 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1985	0.4921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.0%
1986	0.5551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1987	0.6292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1988	0.6118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1989	0.6324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1990	0.629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1991	0.6411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1992	0.5938 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1993	0.592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1994	0.5808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1995	0.5576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1996	0.5187 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1997	0.4772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1998	0.5247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1999	0.551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2000	0.5009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2001	0.5027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2002	0.5305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2003	0.5015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2004	0.492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2005	0.4116 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
2006	0.3825 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2007	0.3852 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2008	0.3271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2009	0.3473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2010	0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2011	0.2936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2012	0.3719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.7%
2013	0.3881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2014	0.4013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2015	0.4125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2016	0.4337 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2017	0.439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2018	0.4573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2019	0.5148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2020	0.552 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2021	0.5366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2022	0.6447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.1%
2023	0.5994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2024	0.483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4381 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.5631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

31 Kazakhstan 0.501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
32 Eritrea 0.4891 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Jamaica 0.4858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 Armenia 0.4783 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 Belize 0.4648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Angola 0.4643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.6447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Sri Lanka rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.