Sri Lanka - External Debt 2017
$50.8B
+$4.1B from 2016
Sri Lanka's external debt was $50.8B in 2017, increased +$4.1B from $46.7B in 2016. This was the 97th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timor-Leste | $124.5M | 53.9% |
| 2nd | Comoros | $181.6M | 3.8% |
| 3rd | Tonga | $193.1M | 10.7% |
| 4th | São Tomé and Principe | $272.5M | 13.1% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | $322.6M | 22.3% |
| 6th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $355.3M | -1.7% |
| 7th | Vanuatu | $401.4M | 36.8% |
| 8th | Samoa | $473.2M | 6.6% |
| 9th | Dominica | $521.1M | -2.8% |
| 10th | Grenada | $563.2M | -9.7% |
| 11th | Burundi | $608.4M | 0.8% |
| 12th | St. Lucia | $621.9M | 14.4% |
| 13th | Guinea-Bissau | $748.6M | 25.7% |
| 14th | Gambia, The | $754.6M | 21.1% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | $772.7M | 3.9% |
| 16th | Eritrea | $825.7M | 3.1% |
| 17th | Eswatini | $873.0M | 14.1% |
| 18th | Liberia | $1.1B | 17.7% |
| 19th | Belize | $1.3B | 3.8% |
| 20th | Maldives | $1.5B | 28.8% |
| 21st | Lesotho | $1.5B | 10.8% |
| 22nd | Guyana | $1.6B | -3.8% |
| 23rd | Togo | $1.6B | 34.7% |
| 24th | Fiji | $1.7B | 18.7% |
| 25th | Botswana | $1.7B | -18.3% |
| 26th | Sierra Leone | $1.8B | 10.5% |
| 27th | Cabo Verde | $2.1B | 15.1% |
| 28th | Malawi | $2.2B | 17.0% |
| 29th | Djibouti | $2.3B | 33.2% |
| 30th | Haiti | $2.4B | 2.9% |
| 31st | Guinea | $2.4B | 7.8% |
| 32nd | Kosovo | $2.5B | 17.9% |
| 33rd | Bhutan | $2.7B | 13.3% |
| 34th | Afghanistan | $2.8B | 6.0% |
| 35th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.8B | 3.4% |
| 36th | Niger | $3.0B | 20.9% |
| 37th | Suriname | $3.1B | 5.6% |
| 38th | Chad | $3.1B | 9.6% |
| 39th | Madagascar | $3.4B | 13.6% |
| 40th | Mali | $4.3B | 12.3% |
| 41st | Syrian Arab Republic | $4.6B | 5.4% |
| 42nd | Benin | $4.9B | 17.5% |
| 43rd | Nepal | $5.0B | 15.5% |
| 44th | Rwanda | $5.1B | 17.5% |
| 45th | Mauritania | $5.2B | 3.2% |
| 46th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $5.3B | 1.4% |
| 47th | Algeria | $5.7B | 4.5% |
| 48th | Tajikistan | $5.9B | 13.2% |
| 49th | Gabon | $6.6B | 22.1% |
| 50th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $6.8B | 12.6% |
| 51st | Moldova | $7.0B | 12.1% |
| 52nd | Yemen, Republic of | $7.2B | 1.8% |
| 53rd | Montenegro | $7.3B | 16.2% |
| 54th | Congo, Republic of | $7.3B | 9.9% |
| 55th | Kyrgyz Republic | $8.1B | 2.0% |
| 56th | North Macedonia | $8.4B | 14.4% |
| 57th | Turkmenistan | $8.7B | 5.9% |
| 58th | Honduras | $8.7B | 14.8% |
| 59th | Albania | $9.8B | 15.1% |
| 60th | Cameroon | $10.0B | 27.4% |
| 61st | Armenia | $10.2B | 3.8% |
| 62nd | Mauritius | $10.6B | 1.8% |
| 63rd | Myanmar | $10.8B | 6.6% |
| 64th | Cambodia | $11.4B | 13.6% |
| 65th | Uganda | $11.7B | 15.8% |
| 66th | Nicaragua | $12.7B | 4.3% |
| 67th | Burkina Faso | $12.8B | 24.6% |
| 68th | Zimbabwe | $12.9B | 8.9% |
| 69th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $13.0B | 18.2% |
| 70th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13.1B | 12.0% |
| 71st | Côte d'Ivoire | $13.4B | 17.4% |
| 72nd | Senegal | $14.2B | 24.2% |
| 73rd | Jamaica | $14.6B | 4.1% |
| 74th | Lao PDR | $15.1B | 11.4% |
| 75th | Azerbaijan | $15.3B | 5.7% |
| 76th | Georgia | $16.0B | 1.1% |
| 77th | Uzbekistan | $16.7B | 8.9% |
| 78th | Paraguay | $17.1B | -1.1% |
| 79th | El Salvador | $17.2B | 3.7% |
| 80th | Papua New Guinea | $17.2B | -10.5% |
| 81st | Tanzania | $21.6B | 10.7% |
| 82nd | Sudan | $22.0B | 2.8% |
| 83rd | Guatemala | $23.3B | 10.1% |
| 84th | Zambia | $23.7B | 50.7% |
| 85th | Kenya | $27.0B | 28.0% |
| 86th | Iraq | $28.1B | 20.2% |
| 87th | Dominican Republic | $29.5B | 4.1% |
| 88th | Mongolia | $29.7B | 12.6% |
| 89th | Jordan | $30.1B | 10.8% |
| 90th | Serbia | $30.9B | 10.8% |
| 91st | Tunisia | $33.7B | 14.2% |
| 92nd | Ghana | $33.7B | -3.3% |
| 93rd | Belarus | $39.6B | 5.5% |
| 94th | Bulgaria | $41.0B | 2.5% |
| 95th | Ecuador | $41.2B | 16.3% |
| 96th | Mozambique | $46.8B | 7.8% |
| 97th | Sri Lanka | $50.8B | 8.8% |
| 98th | Bangladesh | $51.1B | 22.9% |
| 99th | Morocco | $51.4B | 7.4% |
| 100th | Angola | $58.7B | 2.3% |
| 101st | Nigeria | $65.1B | 48.9% |
| 102nd | Peru | $68.3B | -2.9% |
| 103rd | Philippines | $73.6B | -2.2% |
| 104th | Lebanon | $74.2B | 6.7% |
| 105th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $84.6B | 22.3% |
| 106th | Pakistan | $93.1B | 23.9% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | $109.9B | 21.5% |
| 108th | Ukraine | $124.4B | 6.9% |
| 109th | Colombia | $126.2B | 4.4% |
| 110th | Thailand | $153.6B | 17.2% |
| 111th | Kazakhstan | $163.1B | -2.3% |
| 112th | South Africa | $175.0B | 21.5% |
| 113th | Argentina | $225.9B | 24.4% |
| 114th | Indonesia | $353.7B | 10.9% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $446.9B | 12.0% |
| 116th | India | $511.6B | 12.3% |
| 117th | Russian Federation | $519.2B | -3.0% |
| 118th | Brazil | $543.0B | 0.0% |
| 119th | Mexico | $578.6B | 6.2% |
| 120th | China | $1.71T | 21.0% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's external debt in 2017?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt in 2017 was $50.8B. This ranked 97th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's external debt change in 2017?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt increased by 8.8% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2017?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2017 at $1.71T.
What is the external debt of Sri Lanka in 2017?▾
The external debt of Sri Lanka in 2017 was $50.8B. This ranked 97th globally.
What was Sri Lanka's external debt in billion in 2017?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt in 2017 was approximately 50.77 billion ($50.8B).
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Sri Lanka's external debt?▾
Sri Lanka's external debt went from $46.7B in 2016 to $50.8B in 2017, a 8.8% increase.
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