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Sri Lanka - External Debt 1978

Name: Sri Lanka External Debt 1978
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$1.4B +$240.1M from 1977 Global rank: 51st

Sri Lanka's external debt was $1.4B in 1978, increased +$240.1M from $1.1B in 1977. This was the 51st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1978▾

External Debt by Country - 1978
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$5.7M	19.9%
2nd	Maldives	$8.9M	-
3rd	São Tomé and Principe	$10.3M	372.4%
4th	Solomon Islands	$11.5M	-
5th	Grenada	$19.1M	32.8%
6th	Djibouti	$21.0M	9.4%
7th	Comoros	$29.4M	19.7%
8th	Belize	$33.3M	61.2%
9th	Lesotho	$34.0M	38.3%
10th	Samoa	$41.2M	32.0%
11th	Gambia, The	$49.8M	31.0%
12th	Guinea-Bissau	$51.4M	98.8%
13th	Burundi	$74.7M	58.1%
14th	Fiji	$103.2M	-14.4%
15th	Nepal	$112.6M	12.0%
16th	Botswana	$125.5M	-32.3%
17th	Rwanda	$126.8M	44.9%
18th	Central African Republic	$142.4M	7.9%
19th	Eswatini	$148.2M	142.6%
20th	Lebanon	$184.8M	247.5%
21st	Mauritius	$190.1M	87.2%
22nd	Lao PDR	$255.3M	47.6%
23rd	Burkina Faso	$262.7M	59.9%
24th	Chad	$281.0M	36.0%
25th	Haiti	$281.8M	19.9%
26th	Benin	$283.9M	33.7%
27th	Sierra Leone	$347.0M	19.8%
28th	Madagascar	$355.9M	-54.5%
29th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$410.8M	28.9%
30th	Uganda	$426.8M	41.9%
31st	Liberia	$443.1M	51.7%
32nd	Zimbabwe	$446.1M	123.6%
33rd	Mali	$564.0M	19.6%
34th	Papua New Guinea	$583.3M	-13.7%
35th	Malawi	$594.7M	29.1%
36th	Niger	$609.5M	251.8%
37th	Guyana	$611.1M	16.1%
38th	Mauritania	$682.3M	30.6%
39th	Paraguay	$723.5M	30.3%
40th	Congo, Republic of	$782.9M	35.3%
41st	Togo	$820.1M	88.8%
42nd	Senegal	$894.9M	42.5%
43rd	Guatemala	$909.9M	22.2%
44th	Yemen, Republic of	$926.9M	28.2%
45th	El Salvador	$998.4M	22.7%
46th	Myanmar	$1.0B	67.7%
47th	Honduras	$1.0B	22.4%
48th	Guinea	$1.1B	13.2%
49th	Jordan	$1.1B	39.6%
50th	Ghana	$1.3B	19.9%
51st	Sri Lanka	$1.4B	21.0%
52nd	Dominican Republic	$1.4B	18.3%
53rd	Jamaica	$1.4B	-15.0%
54th	Gabon	$1.5B	2.5%
55th	Nicaragua	$1.5B	12.5%
56th	Cameroon	$1.5B	37.4%
57th	Kenya	$2.2B	31.0%
58th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$2.2B	24.1%
59th	Zambia	$2.6B	10.4%
60th	Bangladesh	$2.8B	20.9%
61st	Tunisia	$3.0B	31.4%
62nd	Sudan	$3.2B	20.5%
63rd	Côte d'Ivoire	$3.8B	49.1%
64th	Ecuador	$4.1B	64.5%
65th	Tanzania	$4.4B	25.9%
66th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$4.5B	22.7%
67th	Thailand	$5.0B	50.4%
68th	Nigeria	$5.1B	61.8%
69th	Colombia	$5.3B	1.0%
70th	Morocco	$6.9B	23.4%
71st	Pakistan	$8.3B	10.1%
72nd	Peru	$9.9B	5.8%
73rd	Philippines	$10.8B	31.6%
74th	Serbia	$12.5B	23.7%
75th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$12.9B	9.6%
76th	Argentina	$13.5B	15.7%
77th	Türkiye	$14.9B	29.7%
78th	Algeria	$15.7B	48.4%
79th	India	$16.5B	7.2%
80th	Indonesia	$18.0B	9.6%
81st	Mexico	$35.9B	14.4%
82nd	Brazil	$55.0B	29.5%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's external debt in 1978?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt in 1978 was $1.4B. This ranked 51st globally.

How did Sri Lanka's external debt change in 1978?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt increased by 21.0% in 1978 compared to 1977.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1978?▾

Brazil had the highest external debt in 1978 at $55.0B.

What is the external debt of Sri Lanka in 1978?▾

The external debt of Sri Lanka in 1978 was $1.4B. This ranked 51st globally.

What was Sri Lanka's external debt in billion in 1978?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt in 1978 was approximately 1.38 billion ($1.4B).

How does 1978 compare to 1977 for Sri Lanka's external debt?▾

Sri Lanka's external debt went from $1.1B in 1977 to $1.4B in 1978, a 21.0% increase.

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