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South Asia
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Within the “South Asia” group, India leads External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in 2024 at $716.46B, while Bhutan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with $3.40B. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.0179 B358 B537 B716 BIndiaIndia: $716.46B716 BBangladeshBangladesh: $104.49B104 BSri LankaSri Lanka: $56.83B57 BNepalNepal: $10.15B10 BMaldivesMaldives: $4.69B4.7 BBhutanBhutan: $3.40B3.4 B

Country table

#CountryValue
1 India $716.46B
2 Bangladesh $104.49B
3 Sri Lanka $56.83B
4 Nepal $10.15B
5 Maldives $4.69B
6 Bhutan $3.40B

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in 2024, India leads with a gap of $611.97B to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Bhutan at $3.40B.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.