Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Belarus
Belarus: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square was 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Belarus, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Belarus peaked at 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1993.
Belarus ranks 26th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Belarus, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 68.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 582.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +751.8% |
| 1995 | 894.43 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1996 | 768.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 942.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 993.23 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,330 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 1,921 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 1,668 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 1,865 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 2,108 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1,895 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 3,454 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 2006 | 3,709 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 5,420 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 6,889 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 8,288 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 8,674 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 16,032 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2012 | 24,795 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 2013 | 22,966 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 26,392 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 24,516 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 30,630 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 21,719 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 28,511 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 22,217 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 21,143 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 21,404 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 33,544 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 2023 | 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34,901 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +751.8% | 68.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 582.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 797.12 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 68.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,330 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,722 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,668 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,288 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,645 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,674 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,630 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,794 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,143 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 23 Sri Lanka 46,206 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Jordan 44,139 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Moldova 40,350 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cape Verde 37,953 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34,901 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Ecuador 33,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Belarus
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -39.41 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 15.10 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 22.30 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 12.22 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 34.0% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Belarus?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Belarus was 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 39,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Belarus ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) 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, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) 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.