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South Asia
External debt stocks (% of GNI)

Within the “South Asia” group, Maldives leads External debt stocks (% of GNI) in 2024 at 75.56%, while India sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 18.58%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.018.937.856.775.6MaldivesMaldives: 75.56%75.6Sri LankaSri Lanka: 58.89%58.9NepalNepal: 23.27%23.3BangladeshBangladesh: 22.25%22.3IndiaIndia: 18.58%18.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Maldives 75.56%
2 Sri Lanka 58.89%
3 Nepal 23.27%
4 Bangladesh 22.25%
5 India 18.58%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for External debt stocks (% of GNI) in 2024, Maldives leads with a gap of 16.67% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 5 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with India at 18.58%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.