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Sri Lanka - External Debt 1971

Name: Sri Lanka External Debt 1971
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$520.2M +$84.6M from 1970 Global rank: 56th

Sri Lanka's external debt was $520.2M in 1971, increased +$84.6M from $435.7M in 1970. This was the 56th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1971▾

External Debt by Country - 1971
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Guinea-Bissau	$0	-
2nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$739,740	-49.2%
3rd	Comoros	$1.2M	5.6%
4th	Rwanda	$2.0M	-59.0%
5th	Samoa	$2.6M	-2.7%
6th	Djibouti	$2.6M	1.6%
7th	Belize	$4.3M	6.2%
8th	Gambia, The	$5.5M	8.0%
9th	Lesotho	$8.6M	6.2%
10th	Grenada	$9.1M	-43.2%
11th	Nepal	$9.2M	140.9%
12th	Burundi	$13.6M	-9.0%
13th	Fiji	$14.8M	27.0%
14th	Lao PDR	$15.6M	87.3%
15th	Burkina Faso	$23.6M	13.5%
16th	Central African Republic	$28.4M	17.7%
17th	Botswana	$33.2M	91.3%
18th	Mauritius	$33.3M	4.9%
19th	Eswatini	$34.6M	-6.5%
20th	Mauritania	$38.9M	47.9%
21st	Niger	$41.6M	31.3%
22nd	Chad	$47.0M	33.5%
23rd	Togo	$47.3M	18.8%
24th	Yemen, Republic of	$48.8M	-
25th	Haiti	$50.0M	-4.1%
26th	Benin	$51.1M	18.2%
27th	Lebanon	$68.1M	6.0%
28th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$79.7M	8.9%
29th	Sierra Leone	$111.1M	80.9%
30th	Congo, Republic of	$140.0M	17.8%
31st	Gabon	$145.5M	40.2%
32nd	Malawi	$152.2M	12.6%
33rd	Senegal	$152.5M	5.0%
34th	Jordan	$153.3M	28.8%
35th	Guyana	$156.7M	89.1%
36th	Liberia	$162.1M	-0.1%
37th	Paraguay	$162.1M	12.5%
38th	Uganda	$172.4M	13.6%
39th	Cameroon	$180.1M	23.4%
40th	Myanmar	$193.9M	18.5%
41st	Honduras	$195.5M	23.5%
42nd	Guatemala	$219.1M	13.6%
43rd	El Salvador	$230.5M	12.2%
44th	Zimbabwe	$238.5M	2.6%
45th	Mali	$270.9M	9.5%
46th	Nicaragua	$295.9M	21.8%
47th	Sudan	$396.0M	2.8%
48th	Papua New Guinea	$407.2M	95.0%
49th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$410.0M	18.8%
50th	Ecuador	$432.4M	7.5%
51st	Dominican Republic	$439.9M	12.9%
52nd	Guinea	$450.9M	34.0%
53rd	Madagascar	$488.4M	0.7%
54th	Kenya	$497.9M	4.3%
55th	Côte d'Ivoire	$514.4M	37.7%
56th	Sri Lanka	$520.2M	19.4%
57th	Ghana	$542.4M	-5.2%
58th	Tunisia	$676.5M	12.1%
59th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$694.0M	-3.1%
60th	Zambia	$857.4M	5.4%
61st	Nigeria	$960.4M	14.8%
62nd	Jamaica	$1.0B	3.6%
63rd	Thailand	$1.1B	7.9%
64th	Morocco	$1.1B	14.5%
65th	Tanzania	$1.2B	495.7%
66th	Algeria	$1.3B	34.2%
67th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$2.0B	13.7%
68th	Philippines	$2.4B	10.2%
69th	Colombia	$2.6B	12.8%
70th	Serbia	$3.1B	33.7%
71st	Türkiye	$3.3B	19.7%
72nd	Peru	$3.4B	3.3%
73rd	Pakistan	$3.8B	11.4%
74th	Indonesia	$4.7B	36.4%
75th	Argentina	$6.4B	7.8%
76th	Mexico	$7.6B	7.5%
77th	Brazil	$7.7B	29.1%
78th	India	$9.3B	10.7%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's external debt in 1971?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt in 1971 was $520.2M. This ranked 56th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's external debt change in 1971?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt increased by 19.4% in 1971 compared to 1970.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1971?▾

India had the highest external debt in 1971 at $9.3B.

What is the external debt of Sri Lanka in 1971?▾

The external debt of Sri Lanka in 1971 was $520.2M. This ranked 56th globally.

How does 1971 compare to 1970 for Sri Lanka's external debt?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt went from $435.7M in 1970 to $520.2M in 1971, a 19.4% increase.

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