Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Turkey: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Turkey
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 399.46 billion DOD, current US$ in Turkey, a difference of 1.43 trillion DOD, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.6 times Turkey's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 5th of 13 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.68 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 59.29 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 251.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 22.93 billion DOD, current US$ | 228.69 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 403.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 56.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 346.39 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 628.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 139.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 488.61 billion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.31 trillion DOD, current US$ | 278.76 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.03 trillion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.68 trillion DOD, current US$ | 329.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.36 trillion DOD, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Turkey?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ against 399.46 billion DOD, current US$ in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Turkey?
- 1.43 trillion DOD, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Turkey?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Turkey rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 5th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.