External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Sri Lanka
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Sri Lanka is 51.7 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 75.
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Tunisia, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Kyrgyz Republic, Czech Republic, Japan, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Guinea, Tonga with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 55.7, 55.5, 53.8, 53.3, 52.4, 51.3, 49.9, 47.6, 46.5, 45.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80.Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 45.9 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 7.82% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 26.4% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 25.9% during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 26.4% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Tunisia, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Kyrgyz Republic, Czech Republic, Japan, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Guinea, Tonga with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 55.7, 55.5, 53.8, 53.3, 52.4, 51.3, 49.9, 47.6, 46.5, 45.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80.Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 45.9 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 7.82% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 26.4% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 25.9% during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 26.4% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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1991 | 73.1 |
1992 | 66.7 |
1993 | 66.8 |
1994 | 67.9 |
1995 | 64.4 |
1996 | 59.7 |
1997 | 53.7 |
1998 | 57.2 |
1999 | 63.2 |
2000 | 60.6 |
2001 | 55.6 |
2002 | 57.3 |
2003 | 55.7 |
2004 | 54.0 |
2005 | 51.1 |
2006 | 44.4 |
2007 | 40.7 |
2008 | 42.4 |
2009 | 40.9 |
2010 | 39.8 |
2011 | 38.3 |
2012 | 45.8 |
2013 | 51.7 |
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Tunisia | 70 | 55.7 |
Dominica | 71 | 55.5 |
Marshall Islands | 72 | 53.8 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 73 | 53.3 |
Czech Republic | 74 | 52.4 |
Sri Lanka | 75 | 51.7 |
Japan | 76 | 51.3 |
Micronesia | 77 | 49.9 |
Vanuatu | 78 | 47.6 |
Guinea | 79 | 46.5 |
Tonga | 80 | 45.2 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources