Sri Lanka - External Debt 2009
$19.5B
+$3.2B from 2008
Sri Lanka's external debt was $19.5B in 2009, increased +$3.2B from $16.3B in 2008. This was the 89th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonga | $114.9M | 16.1% |
| 2nd | Vanuatu | $153.3M | 3.0% |
| 3rd | São Tomé and Principe | $153.6M | 19.7% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | $172.4M | 3.3% |
| 5th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $245.8M | 6.4% |
| 6th | Samoa | $252.9M | 22.0% |
| 7th | Dominica | $271.9M | 4.4% |
| 8th | Comoros | $286.8M | 3.8% |
| 9th | St. Lucia | $438.8M | -47.6% |
| 10th | Eswatini | $527.2M | 9.7% |
| 11th | Gambia, The | $531.1M | 35.7% |
| 12th | Central African Republic | $549.3M | -44.9% |
| 13th | Grenada | $556.6M | 3.3% |
| 14th | Burundi | $607.2M | -56.3% |
| 15th | Cabo Verde | $724.6M | 15.7% |
| 16th | Lesotho | $766.5M | 9.5% |
| 17th | Bhutan | $786.5M | 13.5% |
| 18th | Turkmenistan | $803.9M | -1.7% |
| 19th | Sierra Leone | $856.9M | 35.2% |
| 20th | Djibouti | $898.7M | 6.3% |
| 21st | Eritrea | $1.1B | 5.3% |
| 22nd | Fiji | $1.1B | 55.0% |
| 23rd | Rwanda | $1.1B | 18.6% |
| 24th | Guinea-Bissau | $1.1B | 1.9% |
| 25th | Malawi | $1.1B | 15.0% |
| 26th | Niger | $1.2B | 31.7% |
| 27th | Belize | $1.3B | 1.2% |
| 28th | Maldives | $1.4B | 20.6% |
| 29th | Guyana | $1.4B | 44.2% |
| 30th | Haiti | $1.6B | -25.6% |
| 31st | Botswana | $1.6B | 266.4% |
| 32nd | Togo | $1.7B | 5.3% |
| 33rd | Kosovo | $1.7B | 143.1% |
| 34th | Papua New Guinea | $1.8B | 23.2% |
| 35th | Liberia | $1.9B | -41.5% |
| 36th | Chad | $1.9B | 4.0% |
| 37th | Benin | $2.0B | 18.4% |
| 38th | Mali | $2.2B | 7.6% |
| 39th | Montenegro | $2.4B | 56.9% |
| 40th | Afghanistan | $2.5B | 15.7% |
| 41st | Tajikistan | $2.7B | 6.8% |
| 42nd | Gabon | $2.7B | 9.0% |
| 43rd | Uganda | $2.8B | 20.5% |
| 44th | Madagascar | $2.8B | 12.4% |
| 45th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.9B | 2.7% |
| 46th | Mongolia | $3.0B | 36.7% |
| 47th | Mauritania | $3.1B | 10.2% |
| 48th | Guinea | $3.2B | 0.9% |
| 49th | Cameroon | $3.2B | 14.2% |
| 50th | Cambodia | $3.3B | 24.7% |
| 51st | Zambia | $3.6B | 24.0% |
| 52nd | Moldova | $3.7B | -0.3% |
| 53rd | Senegal | $3.7B | 30.5% |
| 54th | Burkina Faso | $3.7B | 39.2% |
| 55th | Nepal | $3.8B | 2.2% |
| 56th | Honduras | $3.8B | 9.1% |
| 57th | Kyrgyz Republic | $4.1B | 13.5% |
| 58th | Azerbaijan | $4.6B | 1.3% |
| 59th | Albania | $4.6B | 8.2% |
| 60th | Armenia | $4.9B | 36.6% |
| 61st | Congo, Republic of | $5.1B | -3.5% |
| 62nd | North Macedonia | $5.2B | 21.3% |
| 63rd | Syrian Arab Republic | $5.7B | 5.6% |
| 64th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $5.8B | 1.4% |
| 65th | Nicaragua | $5.9B | 25.5% |
| 66th | Lao PDR | $6.2B | 13.4% |
| 67th | Zimbabwe | $6.4B | 5.9% |
| 68th | Yemen, Republic of | $6.8B | 9.2% |
| 69th | Uzbekistan | $7.3B | 43.7% |
| 70th | Mauritius | $7.3B | 12.3% |
| 71st | Algeria | $7.4B | 18.8% |
| 72nd | Tanzania | $7.8B | 28.6% |
| 73rd | Mozambique | $7.9B | 24.2% |
| 74th | Kenya | $8.6B | 11.6% |
| 75th | Georgia | $8.7B | 12.3% |
| 76th | Myanmar | $9.5B | 6.0% |
| 77th | El Salvador | $10.4B | -2.6% |
| 78th | Jamaica | $11.1B | 6.6% |
| 79th | Dominican Republic | $11.9B | 11.7% |
| 80th | Ghana | $13.0B | 28.9% |
| 81st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $13.1B | 6.5% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | $13.4B | -29.7% |
| 83rd | Paraguay | $14.1B | 12.0% |
| 84th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $14.1B | 6.8% |
| 85th | Jordan | $14.3B | 3.3% |
| 86th | Guatemala | $14.8B | 7.2% |
| 87th | Côte d'Ivoire | $14.9B | 14.9% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $18.6B | 16.1% |
| 89th | Sri Lanka | $19.5B | 19.5% |
| 90th | Angola | $20.3B | 30.0% |
| 91st | Sudan | $21.4B | 3.8% |
| 92nd | Belarus | $22.1B | 45.7% |
| 93rd | Nigeria | $22.7B | 11.4% |
| 94th | Tunisia | $22.9B | 6.2% |
| 95th | Morocco | $24.8B | 17.7% |
| 96th | Bangladesh | $25.4B | 8.7% |
| 97th | Viet Nam | $32.8B | 23.7% |
| 98th | Serbia | $33.8B | 10.9% |
| 99th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $35.4B | 4.4% |
| 100th | Peru | $37.4B | 7.7% |
| 101st | Lebanon | $46.1B | 4.8% |
| 102nd | Colombia | $53.7B | 14.1% |
| 103rd | Bulgaria | $55.7B | 4.9% |
| 104th | Philippines | $56.0B | -3.9% |
| 105th | Pakistan | $56.9B | 13.6% |
| 106th | Thailand | $80.9B | 21.3% |
| 107th | South Africa | $84.4B | 13.6% |
| 108th | Ukraine | $105.3B | 5.8% |
| 109th | Kazakhstan | $109.7B | 2.8% |
| 110th | Argentina | $133.7B | 3.0% |
| 111th | Indonesia | $179.4B | 13.6% |
| 112th | Mexico | $250.5B | 0.9% |
| 113th | India | $256.3B | 12.9% |
| 114th | Brazil | $281.7B | 7.1% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $286.0B | -2.9% |
| 116th | Russian Federation | $406.5B | -3.1% |
| 117th | China | $454.5B | 17.6% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's external debt in 2009?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt in 2009 was $19.5B. This ranked 89th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's external debt change in 2009?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt increased by 19.5% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2009?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2009 at $454.5B.
What is the external debt of Sri Lanka in 2009?▾
The external debt of Sri Lanka in 2009 was $19.5B. This ranked 89th globally.
What was Sri Lanka's external debt in billion in 2009?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt in 2009 was approximately 19.5 billion ($19.5B).
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Sri Lanka's external debt?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt went from $16.3B in 2008 to $19.5B in 2009, a 19.5% increase.
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