Multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service was 13.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 13.1%.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 31.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.6% | — |
| 1971 | 16.0% | +17.3% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +36.9% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +34.2% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 9.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 17.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 21.9% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 11.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 6.8% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 9 Kosovo 83.5% compare
- 9 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 83.5% compare
- 11 Ukraine 83.3% compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 82.3% compare
- 13 Nepal 80.4% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.4% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 78.0% compare
More external debt data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 932.79 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4357 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 67.42 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -267.80 million NFL, current US$ (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 (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.1251 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.47 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Multilateral debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 13.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2022.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for multilateral debt service?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.