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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
12.6%
in 2024
Pakistan
27.2%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
3rd

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Pakistan
102030197219982024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 27.2% against 12.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 14.6%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 22.9% 23.2% 0.4% Pakistan
1990s 20.8% 22.2% 1.4% Pakistan
2000s 12.9% 13.7% 0.8% Pakistan
2010s 7.9% 14.2% 6.3% Pakistan
2020s 12.0% 30.2% 18.1% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 27.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
14.6%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
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.