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Sri Lanka Highest External Debt to GNI

Name: Sri Lanka External Debt to GNI
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81.28% in 2022

External debt stocks as % of GNI · World Bank

The highest external debt to gni in Sri Lanka was 81.28% in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (81.28%), 1988 (74.84%), 1989 (74.76%), 2023 (74.59%), 1991 (73.73%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Sri Lanka Top 5 Highest External Debt to GNI Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2022	81.28%
2nd	1988	74.84%
3rd	1989	74.76%
4th	2023	74.59%
5th	1991	73.73%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2022	81.28%	+13.42pp	95th
2023	74.59%	−6.69pp	95th
1989	74.76%	−0.08pp	60th
1988	74.84%	+3.38pp	56th
1991	73.73%	+0.14pp	61st
1990	73.59%	−1.17pp	59th
1987	71.46%	+7.39pp	48th
2020	69.31%	+4.46pp	79th
2021	67.86%	−1.46pp	88th
1994	68.36%	+1.60pp	67th
2025	66.15%	+7.26pp	26th
1993	66.76%	−0.14pp	69th
1992	66.90%	−6.83pp	61st
2019	64.85%	+7.37pp	84th
1999	64.68%	+6.41pp	67th
1995	65.29%	−3.07pp	70th
1986	64.07%	+4.53pp	52nd
2002	62.16%	+4.29pp	53rd
1996	60.57%	−4.72pp	66th
2024	58.89%	−15.70pp	75th
1985	59.54%	+8.47pp	46th
2018	57.49%	+2.34pp	79th
2004	56.70%	−0.62pp	60th
2003	57.33%	−4.83pp	53rd
2001	57.88%	+0.12pp	53rd
2000	57.75%	−6.93pp	53rd
1998	58.26%	+3.92pp	55th
1983	56.21%	+1.58pp	55th
2017	55.15%	+0.77pp	76th
2016	54.38%	+1.50pp	77th
1997	54.34%	−6.23pp	57th
1982	54.63%	+3.58pp	61st
1978	55.24%	+22.84pp	58th
2015	52.88%	+0.52pp	81st
2014	52.36%	+0.11pp	82nd
2013	52.25%	+0.63pp	81st
2012	51.62%	+13.17pp	78th
1984	51.07%	−5.14pp	45th
1981	51.05%	+5.58pp	63rd
2009	46.91%	+5.84pp	77th
2005	46.88%	−9.83pp	57th
1979	46.52%	−8.72pp	52nd
1980	45.46%	−1.05pp	49th
2007	44.26%	+1.76pp	74th
2006	42.50%	−4.38pp	67th
2008	41.06%	−3.19pp	78th
2011	38.44%	+1.07pp	70th
2010	37.37%	−9.53pp	66th
1977	32.40%	+1.59pp	36th
1976	30.81%	+6.54pp	42nd
1975	24.27%	+0.01pp	35th
1974	24.26%	+0.18pp	39th
1973	24.08%	+0.52pp	43rd
1972	23.57%	−0.54pp	40th
1971	24.11%	+3.77pp	39th
1970	20.34%	–	40th

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