Low income vs Tonga: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)
Low income
0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income rank
9th
Tonga rank
6th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time
- Low income
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 6.4 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 1990s | 0.012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0077 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0269 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Low income or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Low income and Tonga?
- 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Tonga?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Tonga rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Low income ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 6th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.