Multilateral debt service in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 25.3% for multilateral debt service in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 29.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.1% | — |
| 1971 | 23.2% | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | -41.3% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +44.1% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 27.2% | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -22.3% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +55.6% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 12.7% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 16.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 14.9% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 12.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 16.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More external debt data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 843.50 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.37 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 170.41 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 5.20 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.79 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0021 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 5.92 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.2% (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Multilateral debt service in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 25.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for multilateral debt service?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.