Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1972–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 15.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 18.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1974.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.9% | — |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -39.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +136.6% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -32.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -55.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 9.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 6.2% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 10.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.0% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.05 NFL, US$ per person (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 (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 15.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1974.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.3%. 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 International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.