Egypt vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Egypt
36.2%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
12.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
10203040197219982024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 36.2% against 12.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 23.6%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 21.9% 22.9% 0.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 14.4% 20.8% 6.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 8.0% 12.9% 4.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 12.2% 7.9% 4.3% Egypt
2020s 26.6% 12.0% 14.6% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Egypt or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Egypt, at 36.2% against 12.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
23.6%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.