Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.65 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.86 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.65 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 5.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 1973 | 6.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 7.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 6.6 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 8.22 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 11.8 TDS, current US$ per person | +43.5% |
| 1978 | 16.4 TDS, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 1979 | 23.58 TDS, current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 1980 | 37.21 TDS, current US$ per person | +57.8% |
| 1981 | 38.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 41.26 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 42.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 44.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 42.44 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 43.46 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 41.48 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 47.59 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 49.41 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 54.78 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 53.33 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 57.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 54.25 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 50.7 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 53.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 53.97 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 54.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 41.5 TDS, current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 46.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 42.93 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 37.53 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 39.99 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 46.29 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 51.02 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 46.08 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 64.01 TDS, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 44.33 TDS, current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 46.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 49.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 49.11 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 50.31 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 48.77 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 53.33 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 55.17 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 50.56 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 58.02 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 61.47 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 63.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 75.79 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 73.56 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 79.24 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 82.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 85.2 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.26 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.65 TDS, current US$ per person | 23.58 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.85 TDS, current US$ per person | 37.21 TDS, current US$ per person | 49.41 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.02 TDS, current US$ per person | 41.5 TDS, current US$ per person | 57.3 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.81 TDS, current US$ per person | 37.53 TDS, current US$ per person | 64.01 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.64 TDS, current US$ per person | 48.77 TDS, current US$ per person | 75.79 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.35 TDS, current US$ per person | 73.56 TDS, current US$ per person | 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 5 Mongolia 1,537 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Mauritius 1,331 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Georgia 1,261 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Bulgaria 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Türkiye 1,047 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Suriname 1,028 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Dominica 995.97 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 776.64 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.05 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 16.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 438.49 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5912 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.63 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 12.6% (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.42 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 TDS, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.