Low income vs Philippines: Debt service on external debt, total
Debt service on external debt, total over time
- Low income
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 18.00 billion TDS, current US$ against 12.13 billion TDS, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 5.87 billion TDS, current US$.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Philippines ahead.
Low income ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 12 groups.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 573.13 million TDS, current US$ | 674.36 million TDS, current US$ | 101.23 million TDS, current US$ | Philippines |
| 1980s | 2.41 billion TDS, current US$ | 2.99 billion TDS, current US$ | 577.41 million TDS, current US$ | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.78 billion TDS, current US$ | 4.68 billion TDS, current US$ | 2.90 billion TDS, current US$ | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.92 billion TDS, current US$ | 9.87 billion TDS, current US$ | 6.96 billion TDS, current US$ | Philippines |
| 2010s | 5.57 billion TDS, current US$ | 10.33 billion TDS, current US$ | 4.76 billion TDS, current US$ | Philippines |
| 2020s | 12.79 billion TDS, current US$ | 12.86 billion TDS, current US$ | 61.96 million TDS, current US$ | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Low income or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 18.00 billion TDS, current US$ against 12.13 billion TDS, current US$ in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Low income and Philippines?
- 5.87 billion TDS, current US$, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Philippines?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Philippines rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
- Low income ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 14th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.