Low income vs Maldives: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Low income
16.24 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Maldives
950.2 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Low income rank
12th
Maldives rank
12th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Low income
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 950.2 TDS, current US$ per person against 16.24 TDS, current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 933.96 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 58.5 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Low income ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 12th of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 4.52 TDS, current US$ per person 4.16 TDS, current US$ per person 0.3629 TDS, current US$ per person Low income
1980s 9.57 TDS, current US$ per person 42.79 TDS, current US$ per person 33.22 TDS, current US$ per person Maldives
1990s 5.46 TDS, current US$ per person 48.94 TDS, current US$ per person 43.48 TDS, current US$ per person Maldives
2000s 6.53 TDS, current US$ per person 142.29 TDS, current US$ per person 135.76 TDS, current US$ per person Maldives
2010s 9.41 TDS, current US$ per person 422.22 TDS, current US$ per person 412.81 TDS, current US$ per person Maldives
2020s 18.06 TDS, current US$ per person 1,081 TDS, current US$ per person 1,063 TDS, current US$ per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Low income or Maldives?
Maldives, at 950.2 TDS, current US$ per person against 16.24 TDS, current US$ per person in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Low income and Maldives?
933.96 TDS, current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Maldives?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Low income and Maldives rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Low income ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.