External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.1%
Rank
6th
of 12 groups
All-time high
0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
55
1970–2024

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2024

0.10.20.30.4197019972024

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

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024.

The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1970 0.1423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1971 0.1458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
1972 0.1386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
1973 0.1399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
1974 0.1023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.9%
1975 0.1255 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.7%
1976 0.1265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1977 0.1542 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.9%
1978 0.188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.9%
1979 0.1771 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.8%
1980 0.1841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1981 0.2017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.5%
1982 0.1979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1983 0.1949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1984 0.1909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1985 0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.8%
1986 0.2174 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1987 0.2909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.8%
1988 0.3132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
1989 0.3175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
1990 0.2325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.8%
1991 0.3495 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +50.3%
1992 0.3373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1993 0.3983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.1%
1994 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.6%
1995 0.4073 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1996 0.3559 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1997 0.3147 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
1998 0.3227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1999 0.2873 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2000 0.2426 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.5%
2001 0.241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2002 0.2677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2003 0.2613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2004 0.2839 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.7%
2005 0.2104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -25.9%
2006 0.1748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2007 0.1546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2008 0.1156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -25.3%
2009 0.1227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
2010 0.1083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.8%
2011 0.0926 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
2012 0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2013 0.1049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.5%
2014 0.1046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2015 0.1201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.9%
2016 0.1254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2017 0.1451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.7%
2018 0.1576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2019 0.1727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.6%
2020 0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.3%
2021 0.1846 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.2%
2022 0.1616 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2023 0.1742 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.8%
2024 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.2313 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.3438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.2075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2839 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1773 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

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

  1. 3 Senegal 0.78 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 4 Suriname 0.692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 5 Djibouti 0.6811 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 6 Cape Verde 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 7 Zambia 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 8 Laos 0.6074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5968 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.1585 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, 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
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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.