How does South Asia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

South Asia ranks 8th 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 South Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Asia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.9%

Rank

8th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.3191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 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$), per unit of gdp in South Asia stood at 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia peaked at 0.3191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

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 South Asia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1185 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1972	0.1252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1973	0.1173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1974	0.1142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1975	0.119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1976	0.1363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1977	0.1298 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1978	0.125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1979	0.1216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1980	0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1981	0.1113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1982	0.1209 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1983	0.1225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1984	0.1355 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1985	0.1492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1986	0.1677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1987	0.1841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1988	0.1949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1989	0.2394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1990	0.2479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1991	0.2985 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
1992	0.2904 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1993	0.3191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1994	0.3006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1995	0.2669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1996	0.2403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1997	0.2307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1998	0.2432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1999	0.2307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2000	0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2001	0.2157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2002	0.2173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2003	0.2052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2004	0.185 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2005	0.1546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2006	0.1588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2007	0.1518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2008	0.1641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2009	0.1631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2010	0.1458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2011	0.1462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2012	0.1705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2013	0.1855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2014	0.1874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2015	0.1921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2016	0.1656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2017	0.1615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2018	0.1618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2019	0.1678 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2020	0.1817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2021	0.1632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2022	0.1574 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2023	0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2024	0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1574 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near South Asia

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 Laos 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
10 Ukraine 0.8188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Rwanda 0.7575 DOD, 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$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.9692 NFL, US$ per person (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 (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (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, 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia was 0.162 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.3191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does South Asia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Asia ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 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.