External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 539.59 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
539.59 DOD, current US$ per person
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
9th
of 12 groups
All-time high
586.41 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
37.59 DOD, current US$ per person
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2024

0200400600197019972024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 539.59 DOD, current US$ per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 586.41 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.59 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year DOD, current US$ per person Change
1970 37.59 DOD, current US$ per person
1971 42.41 DOD, current US$ per person +12.8%
1972 44.61 DOD, current US$ per person +5.2%
1973 54.04 DOD, current US$ per person +21.1%
1974 59.13 DOD, current US$ per person +9.4%
1975 80.93 DOD, current US$ per person +36.9%
1976 97.78 DOD, current US$ per person +20.8%
1977 134.48 DOD, current US$ per person +37.5%
1978 170.56 DOD, current US$ per person +26.8%
1979 193.82 DOD, current US$ per person +13.6%
1980 237.43 DOD, current US$ per person +22.5%
1981 246.45 DOD, current US$ per person +3.8%
1982 262.39 DOD, current US$ per person +6.5%
1983 274.34 DOD, current US$ per person +4.6%
1984 271.87 DOD, current US$ per person -0.9%
1985 302.82 DOD, current US$ per person +11.4%
1986 336.5 DOD, current US$ per person +11.1%
1987 382.21 DOD, current US$ per person +13.6%
1988 387.39 DOD, current US$ per person +1.4%
1989 382.91 DOD, current US$ per person -1.2%
1990 365.86 DOD, current US$ per person -4.5%
1991 362.46 DOD, current US$ per person -0.9%
1992 349.57 DOD, current US$ per person -3.6%
1993 354.46 DOD, current US$ per person +1.4%
1994 394.08 DOD, current US$ per person +11.2%
1995 404.32 DOD, current US$ per person +2.6%
1996 383.92 DOD, current US$ per person -5.0%
1997 349.38 DOD, current US$ per person -9.0%
1998 358.49 DOD, current US$ per person +2.6%
1999 340.66 DOD, current US$ per person -5.0%
2000 316.73 DOD, current US$ per person -7.0%
2001 309.25 DOD, current US$ per person -2.4%
2002 327.01 DOD, current US$ per person +5.7%
2003 345.09 DOD, current US$ per person +5.5%
2004 430.07 DOD, current US$ per person +24.6%
2005 363.67 DOD, current US$ per person -15.4%
2006 343.54 DOD, current US$ per person -5.5%
2007 360.62 DOD, current US$ per person +5.0%
2008 361.81 DOD, current US$ per person +0.3%
2009 364.45 DOD, current US$ per person +0.7%
2010 366.51 DOD, current US$ per person +0.6%
2011 365.12 DOD, current US$ per person -0.4%
2012 378.87 DOD, current US$ per person +3.8%
2013 401.82 DOD, current US$ per person +6.1%
2014 394.55 DOD, current US$ per person -1.8%
2015 412.48 DOD, current US$ per person +4.5%
2016 439.15 DOD, current US$ per person +6.5%
2017 504.32 DOD, current US$ per person +14.8%
2018 546.01 DOD, current US$ per person +8.3%
2019 564.82 DOD, current US$ per person +3.4%
2020 586.26 DOD, current US$ per person +3.8%
2021 586.41 DOD, current US$ per person +0.0%
2022 559.91 DOD, current US$ per person -4.5%
2023 570.37 DOD, current US$ per person +1.9%
2024 539.59 DOD, current US$ per person -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 91.54 DOD, current US$ per person 37.59 DOD, current US$ per person 193.82 DOD, current US$ per person 10
1980s 308.43 DOD, current US$ per person 237.43 DOD, current US$ per person 387.39 DOD, current US$ per person 10
1990s 366.32 DOD, current US$ per person 340.66 DOD, current US$ per person 404.32 DOD, current US$ per person 10
2000s 352.23 DOD, current US$ per person 309.25 DOD, current US$ per person 430.07 DOD, current US$ per person 10
2010s 437.37 DOD, current US$ per person 365.12 DOD, current US$ per person 564.82 DOD, current US$ per person 10
2020s 568.51 DOD, current US$ per person 539.59 DOD, current US$ per person 586.41 DOD, current US$ per person 5

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

  1. 6 Mauritius 7,148 DOD, current US$ per person compare
  2. 7 Kazakhstan 7,092 DOD, current US$ per person compare
  3. 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,864 DOD, current US$ per person compare
  4. 9 Grenada 6,714 DOD, current US$ per person compare
  5. 10 Saint Lucia 5,789 DOD, current US$ per person compare
  6. 11 Bulgaria 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person compare
  7. 12 Dominica 5,381 DOD, current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 539.59 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 586.41 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 37.59 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.