Low income vs Viet Nam: Debt service on external debt, total

Low income
12.13 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Viet Nam
33.59 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Low income rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
11th

Debt service on external debt, total over time

  • Low income
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 33.59 billion TDS, current US$ against 12.13 billion TDS, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 21.46 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 12 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 2.47 billion TDS, current US$ 27.32 million TDS, current US$ 2.44 billion TDS, current US$ Low income
1990s 1.78 billion TDS, current US$ 544.91 million TDS, current US$ 1.23 billion TDS, current US$ Low income
2000s 2.92 billion TDS, current US$ 1.15 billion TDS, current US$ 1.77 billion TDS, current US$ Low income
2010s 5.57 billion TDS, current US$ 8.71 billion TDS, current US$ 3.13 billion TDS, current US$ Viet Nam
2020s 12.79 billion TDS, current US$ 25.25 billion TDS, current US$ 12.46 billion TDS, current US$ Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Low income or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 33.59 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 Viet Nam?
21.46 billion TDS, current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Low income and Viet Nam rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
Low income ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.