Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.9%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
68.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Low & middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 142.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Low & middle income peaked at 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1971.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 68.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 83.36 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 115.76 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 133.09 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 155.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 182.98 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 247.85 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 378.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1979 | 519.7 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 596.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 688.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 758.76 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 763.6 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 824.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 899.51 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 935.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 969.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1,180 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 1,157 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1,252 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,283 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,218 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1,360 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 1,659 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 1,897 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 1,955 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,749 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 1,883 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 2,018 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1,900 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1,913 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,161 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1,996 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,119 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2,537 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 2,069 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 2,161 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1,889 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 1,974 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,106 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 2,100 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,313 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2,559 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 3,214 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 3,234 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,578 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 3,914 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 4,386 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 4,356 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,713 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 5,139 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 195.85 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 68.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 519.7 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 877.5 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 596.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,180 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,549 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,218 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,955 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,076 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,889 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,537 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,938 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,974 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,386 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,952 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,356 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 4 Grenada 142,123 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Jamaica 128,808 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 101,561 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94,722 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 El Salvador 91,986 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 86,463 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominica 40,956 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Low & middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 5.69 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.8459 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 60.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 17.24 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.56 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 18.72 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Low & middle income?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Low & middle income was 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.