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

Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

Name: External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 32.7%

World rank

44th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

That places Sri Lanka 44th 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1972	0.0192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1973	0.0191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1974	0.0193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1975	0.019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1976	0.0228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
1977	0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.7%
1978	0.0402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1979	0.0404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1980	0.0546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.1%
1981	0.0462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1982	0.0578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1983	0.0549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1984	0.0322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.3%
1985	0.0345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1986	0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1987	0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.0%
1988	0.0832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+103.5%
1989	0.0574 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.1%
1990	0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1991	0.0455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1992	0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.4%
1993	0.0258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1994	0.0459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+78.3%
1995	0.0411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1996	0.0403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1997	0.0312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
1998	0.0267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1999	0.0592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+121.9%
2000	0.0412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.3%
2001	0.0465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2002	0.0571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
2003	0.0401 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.7%
2004	0.0499 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
2005	0.0316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
2006	0.0245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
2007	0.0413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+69.0%
2008	0.0669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.9%
2009	0.0845 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
2010	0.0412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.2%
2011	0.0528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
2012	0.0911 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.6%
2013	0.088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2014	0.0888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2015	0.0892 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2016	0.0842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2017	0.0849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2018	0.0866 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2019	0.0949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2020	0.0996 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2021	0.0974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2022	0.1159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
2023	0.0868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
2024	0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0845 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

41 Tajikistan 0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Suriname 0.0592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Benin 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Samoa 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Angola 0.0563 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0562 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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.1159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Sri Lanka rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-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, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-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.