Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Middle income
Middle income: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 6,803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Middle income is 6,803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 142.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Middle income peaked at 6,803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.73 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 76.73 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 93.69 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 130.64 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1974 | 149.18 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 175.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 209.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 283.23 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1978 | 436.65 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1979 | 602.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1980 | 687.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 796.41 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 881.22 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 888.65 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 942.14 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 1,044 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 1,082 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1,125 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1,371 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 1,337 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1,430 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1,464 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,490 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,435 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1,602 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 1,958 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 2,239 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 2,307 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,066 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 2,223 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 2,382 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 2,242 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2,253 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,548 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 2,354 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,497 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,990 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 2,423 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 2,537 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2,215 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 2,319 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 2,472 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,557 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,809 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 3,100 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 3,906 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 3,934 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,354 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 4,761 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 5,332 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 5,287 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5,693 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 6,232 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 6,803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 76.73 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 602.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,015 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 687.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,371 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,821 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,430 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,307 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,444 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,215 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,990 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,554 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,319 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,332 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,004 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,287 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 2 Mauritius 663,921 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 172,115 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More external debt data for Middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 5.31 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$), per capita 0.888 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 72.06 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.24 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 13.40 billion NFL, current US$ (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 Middle income?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Middle income was 6,803 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6,803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.73 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Middle income rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Middle income ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) 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.