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Sri Lanka - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 57.42

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

57.42 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1990

0.96×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#11519901995200020052010201520202025#60#922023 overtook Iceland2024 overtook Romania
Sri LankaAlgeriaNaoeroRussian FederationChina

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #60 to #92 (overtook Iceland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Romania in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2024

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202433.8848.8363.7878.73

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