External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
0.3875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1987
All-time low
0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
55
1970–2024

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024

0.10.20.30.4197019972024

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

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

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

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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 0.0858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1971 0.0877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1972 0.0945 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.8%
1973 0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.8%
1974 0.0925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.7%
1975 0.1086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.5%
1976 0.1277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.6%
1977 0.1475 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.5%
1978 0.1567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1979 0.1643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.8%
1980 0.1565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1981 0.1594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1982 0.2034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +27.6%
1983 0.2923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +43.7%
1984 0.3038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
1985 0.3405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.1%
1986 0.3692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.4%
1987 0.3875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.9%
1988 0.3505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
1989 0.3131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
1990 0.2808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1991 0.2632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
1992 0.2406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
1993 0.2039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.3%
1994 0.1859 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%
1995 0.1871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1996 0.1738 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1997 0.152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1998 0.1633 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.5%
1999 0.1891 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.8%
2000 0.1692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2001 0.178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.2%
2002 0.2087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.2%
2003 0.2181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2004 0.1947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2005 0.1416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.2%
2006 0.1156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.4%
2007 0.1023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2008 0.0899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.2%
2009 0.0976 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2010 0.0859 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.0%
2011 0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2012 0.0907 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.1%
2013 0.1005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
2014 0.1168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.3%
2015 0.1449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.1%
2016 0.163 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.4%
2017 0.1584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2018 0.1705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
2019 0.1756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2020 0.2182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.2%
2021 0.1891 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2022 0.1641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.2%
2023 0.15 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2024 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.2877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

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

  1. 4 Suriname 0.692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 5 Djibouti 0.6811 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 6 Cape Verde 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 7 Zambia 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 10 Guinea-Bissau 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.3875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
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External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.