What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.4322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.

What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.4%

Rank

6th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.4322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.1494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

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

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1972	0.1682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1973	0.1511 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1974	0.1494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1975	0.1671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1976	0.1849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1977	0.205 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1978	0.2102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1979	0.2167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1980	0.2046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1981	0.2164 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1982	0.266 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1983	0.3691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.8%
1984	0.3747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1985	0.4 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1986	0.4231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1987	0.4322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1988	0.3775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1989	0.3289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1990	0.2973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1991	0.281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1992	0.2646 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1993	0.2369 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1994	0.2225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1995	0.2288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1996	0.2258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1997	0.2199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1998	0.2582 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
1999	0.3092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
2000	0.2804 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2001	0.2946 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2002	0.3193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2003	0.326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2004	0.2876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2005	0.221 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
2006	0.1945 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2007	0.1843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2008	0.1691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2009	0.1858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2010	0.1703 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2011	0.1727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2012	0.1948 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2013	0.2161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2014	0.2413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2015	0.2921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
2016	0.316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2017	0.3003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2018	0.3175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2019	0.3271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2020	0.398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
2021	0.3406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2022	0.2966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2023	0.27 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2024	0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1703 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

3 Mongolia 1.49 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Senegal 1.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Montenegro 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Bhutan 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Suriname 0.9484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Zambia 0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

IFC, private nonguaranteed 918.17 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.47 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 79.15 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 335.91 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5396 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 2.94 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.6% (2024)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.4322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.