Laos vs Sri Lanka: Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Laos
-291.97 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka
-330.58 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Laos rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
64th

Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Laos
  • Sri Lanka
-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B197019972024

How they compare

Laos currently reports -291.97 million NFL, current US$ against -330.58 million NFL, current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 38.61 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Laos ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 78 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 310.57 million NFL, current US$ 1.60 billion NFL, current US$ 1.29 billion NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s -48.26 million NFL, current US$ -566.12 million NFL, current US$ 517.85 million NFL, current US$ Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png), Laos or Sri Lanka?
Laos, at -291.97 million NFL, current US$ against -330.58 million NFL, current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) between Laos and Sri Lanka?
38.61 million NFL, current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png)?
Laos ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 2,314 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Bonds are securities issued with a fixed rate of interest for a period of more than one year. They include net flows through cross-border public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed bond issues. Data are in current U.S. dollars.