Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
644.4 % change on previous year
Haiti
Lowest
-57.44 % change on previous year
Thailand
Median
5.2 % change on previous year
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
6,266
What the numbers show
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 644.4 % change on previous year in Haiti; the lowest is -57.44 % change on previous year in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2 % change on previous year, and the mean is 18.2 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 19,274.8%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 784.0%).
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 644.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 599.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 313.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,238.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Tonga | 150.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19,274.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 99.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 90.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,756.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Serbia | 88.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,313.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 70.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 68.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Suriname | 68.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Guyana | 63.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,310.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 55.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 53.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 53.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 684.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Montenegro | 53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,356.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Senegal | 47.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 267.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 46.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,199.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 46.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 44.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Kosovo | 42.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,153.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 41.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 39.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 39.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Djibouti | 38.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 611.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Georgia | 35.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 33.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Eritrea | 31.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Comoros | 30.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 30.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 770.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Togo | 29.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 28.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | 26.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 25.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Cambodia | 25.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 22.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 22.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 21.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 18.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 17.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Türkiye | 17.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 293.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 15.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 15.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 14.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 423.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 14.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 14.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 580.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 14.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Eswatini | 14.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 14.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 11.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 11.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Fiji | 11.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Belize | 11.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 54 | India | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 11.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 9.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Malawi | 8.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 8.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Mongolia | 7.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 310.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Mali | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 456.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Pakistan | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.3671 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Maldives | 0.3457 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1043 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Yemen | 0.0252 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Cape Verde | -0.3092 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | -0.9435 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 82 | South Africa | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 343.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Cameroon | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Sudan | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 219.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | -6.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -10.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Russian Federation | -10.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | -13.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | -13.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 183.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | -13.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | -14.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Argentina | -14.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 282.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | -15.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | -15.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | -16.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | -16.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Jamaica | -17.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Chad | -18.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -18.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 328.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | -19.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Burundi | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Rwanda | -21.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.3% | volatile |
| 107 | China | -21.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 481.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Grenada | -23.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 238.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Guatemala | -23.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Iraq | -23.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Gabon | -27.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | -28.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Ghana | -29.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | -30.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 784.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | -32.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 318.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | -34.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Somalia | -38.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Uganda | -42.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Lebanon | -42.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 541.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Brazil | -49.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Thailand | -57.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 169.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 21.1 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 17.75 % change on previous year
- South Asia 13.17 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.35 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7.84 % change on previous year
- IDA only 0.8244 % change on previous year
- Low income -7.74 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -9.68 % change on previous year
- Middle income -9.7 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -15.62 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -16.04 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -23.41 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.