Multilateral debt service in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Multilateral debt service was 33.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Lower middle income, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 33.1% for multilateral debt service in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Lower middle income peaked at 36.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.7% | — |
| 1971 | 15.4% | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 14.2% | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 14.8% | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 20.9% | +36.5% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +29.1% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 12.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 26.7% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 18.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 19.7% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 23.0% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 1 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
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- 4 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 95.2% compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 93.7% compare
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More external debt data for Lower middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 3.01 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.04 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 48.04 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 9.00 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.1 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0013 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 10.32 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in Lower middle income?
- Multilateral debt service in Lower middle income was 33.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1973.
- How does Lower middle income rank for multilateral debt service?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.