Bulgaria vs Kenya: Debt service on external debt, total

Bulgaria
7.32 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Kenya
5.67 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
27th
Kenya rank
30th

Debt service on external debt, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7.32 billion TDS, current US$ against 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 1.65 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 30th of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 1.18 billion TDS, current US$ 612.44 million TDS, current US$ 568.14 million TDS, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s 917.74 million TDS, current US$ 744.99 million TDS, current US$ 172.74 million TDS, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 3.26 billion TDS, current US$ 478.22 million TDS, current US$ 2.78 billion TDS, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 6.38 billion TDS, current US$ 1.41 billion TDS, current US$ 4.97 billion TDS, current US$ Bulgaria
2020s 6.96 billion TDS, current US$ 3.63 billion TDS, current US$ 3.33 billion TDS, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Bulgaria or Kenya?
Bulgaria, at 7.32 billion TDS, current US$ against 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Bulgaria and Kenya?
1.65 billion TDS, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kenya?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Kenya rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.