Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0327 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0327 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 12.7%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low & middle income is 0.0327 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit of in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0165 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0163 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0176 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.02 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 1979 | 0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0318 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0376 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0365 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0389 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0373 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0375 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0383 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0359 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0371 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0368 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0359 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0376 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0398 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0424 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0519 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.048 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0477 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0383 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0367 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0262 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0215 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0233 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0326 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.036 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0375 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0327 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0318 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0391 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0519 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.036 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0375 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 4 Papua New Guinea 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Suriname 0.1861 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.159 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Zambia 0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Montenegro 0.1494 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Georgia 0.1406 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Low & middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 5.69 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.8459 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 60.68 NFL, US$ 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low & middle income?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low & middle income was 0.0327 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.