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

South Asia ranks 10th 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 South Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

South Asia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.6%

Rank

10th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1973

Years of data

1970–2024

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in South Asia, 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$), per unit of in South Asia stood at 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in South Asia peaked at 0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.

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 South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0192 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0081 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.8%
1972	0.0088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1973	0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1974	0.0081 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1975	0.0092 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1976	0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.3%
1977	0.0113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1978	0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1979	0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1980	0.0087 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1981	0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1982	0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1983	0.0123 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1984	0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
1985	0.0155 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1986	0.0209 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.8%
1987	0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1988	0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1989	0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1990	0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1991	0.0272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1992	0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1993	0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1994	0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1995	0.0347 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1996	0.0282 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1997	0.0279 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1998	0.0266 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1999	0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
2000	0.0227 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2001	0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2002	0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
2003	0.0391 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.7%
2004	0.0238 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.3%
2005	0.0274 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2006	0.0183 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.2%
2007	0.0309 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+69.0%
2008	0.0249 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2009	0.0129 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.3%
2010	0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2011	0.0159 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2012	0.0169 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2013	0.0205 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
2014	0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+113.9%
2015	0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.6%
2016	0.0308 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.3%
2017	0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.6%
2018	0.0237 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
2019	0.0194 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2020	0.0271 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.2%
2021	0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.8%
2022	0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
2023	0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2024	0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0192 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0087 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0347 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0129 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0391 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0227 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0224 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0271 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near South Asia

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
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

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for South Asia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 1.63 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.9692 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 49.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 22.81 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.0136 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 1.94 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.7% (2024)

All data for South Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in South Asia?: Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in South Asia was 0.0243 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$), per unit of recorded in South Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in South Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
How does South Asia rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?: South Asia ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in South Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia 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.