How does Low income rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?

Low income ranks 12th 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 income?

Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Low income

Name: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Low income
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Low income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 15.0%

Rank

12th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

All-time low

0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2012

Years of data

1970–2024

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Low income, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low income stood at 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low income peaked at 0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

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 income, year by year

Annual values for Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1972	0.0115 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1973	0.0116 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1974	0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1975	0.0117 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1976	0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1977	0.0111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1978	0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1979	0.0138 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1980	0.0224 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.3%
1981	0.0234 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1982	0.022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1983	0.0195 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1984	0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.5%
1985	0.0271 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1986	0.0307 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1987	0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1988	0.028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1989	0.031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1990	0.0238 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
1991	0.0132 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.6%
1992	0.0133 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1993	0.0121 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1994	0.0153 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
1995	0.0165 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1996	0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
1997	0.0187 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1998	0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1999	0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2000	0.0155 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2001	0.017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2002	0.02 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2003	0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
2004	0.0141 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2005	0.013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2006	0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2007	0.0155 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
2008	0.0131 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2009	0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
2010	0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
2011	0.0089 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2012	0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2013	0.0101 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.3%
2014	0.0124 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
2015	0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2016	0.0169 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
2017	0.0165 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2018	0.0218 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.3%
2019	0.0199 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2020	0.021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2021	0.0339 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.5%
2022	0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.2%
2023	0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2024	0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0116 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0138 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0266 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0195 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0121 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0238 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0147 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.02 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0136 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0218 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0246 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0339 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Low income

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
11 Serbia 0.1146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
12 Jamaica 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Mauritius 0.111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Tunisia 0.1071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Senegal 0.1069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Low income

IFC, private nonguaranteed 357.31 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4782 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 6.55 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 2.71 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -25.67 million NFL, current US$ (2008)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.4% (2024)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low income?: Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Low income was 0.0201 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$), per unit of recorded in Low income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Low income rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?: Low income ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

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.