What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.

What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Name: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 15.4%

Rank

5th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0126 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1972	0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.3%
1973	0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1974	0.0127 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
1975	0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
1976	0.0107 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1977	0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.9%
1978	0.0183 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.4%
1979	0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
1980	0.0291 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.0%
1981	0.0322 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1982	0.0315 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1983	0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1984	0.0315 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1985	0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1986	0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1987	0.032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1988	0.039 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
1989	0.0415 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1990	0.0352 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1991	0.0521 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.8%
1992	0.0561 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1993	0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1994	0.0564 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1995	0.0546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1996	0.051 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1997	0.0509 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1998	0.0386 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
1999	0.0405 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2000	0.0344 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2001	0.0306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2002	0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2003	0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2004	0.0349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2005	0.0278 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
2006	0.034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
2007	0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.7%
2008	0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2009	0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2010	0.0174 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2011	0.0155 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2012	0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2013	0.0169 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
2014	0.0179 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2015	0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2016	0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2017	0.0214 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2018	0.0227 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2019	0.0281 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
2020	0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2021	0.0287 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2022	0.0272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2023	0.0297 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2024	0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0325 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0415 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0497 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0352 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0192 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0281 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0301 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

2 Mongolia 0.2278 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Mozambique 0.1995 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0342 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$), per unit of recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. 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 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.