External Debt and Per Capita Analysis of SAARC Countries

External Debt and Per-Capita Analysis of SAARC Countries (2022)

This document presents the external debt stocks (in USD) and per-capita external debt for all SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member countries, based on 2022 data. The figures are derived primarily from the World Bank’s International Debt Statistics and population data for 2022, cross-verified where possible with IMF and MacroTrends datasets.

Country
External Debt Stock (2022, USD)
Population (2022)
Debt per Person (USD, 2022)

Afghanistan
$3,393,247,242
41,129,000
$82.50

Bangladesh
$97,020,200,000
171,186,000
$566.75

Bhutan
$3,160,200,000
782,000
$4,041.18

India
$615,516,000,000
1,417,173,000
$434.33

Maldives
$3,990,000,000
524,000
$7,614.50

Nepal
$9,180,000,000
30,548,000
$300.51

Pakistan
$64,359,900,000
235,825,000
$272.91

Sri Lanka
$58,717,600,000
22,181,000
$2,647.20

Key Observations:
– Maldives and Bhutan show the highest per-capita external debt due to their small populations.
– India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh dominate in absolute debt volume but show moderate per-capita figures.
– Sri Lanka’s per-capita external debt remains among the highest in South Asia.