How does South Asia rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp?

South Asia ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.

Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia

Name: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Asia: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 12.7%

Rank

8th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

Years of data

1970–2024

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia stood at 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia peaked at 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.4%
1972	0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1973	0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1974	0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1975	0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1976	0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1977	0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1978	0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1979	0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1980	0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1981	0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1982	0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
1983	0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1984	0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
1985	0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1986	0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.7%
1987	0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.7%
1988	0.0019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1989	0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
1990	0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1991	0.0041 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.8%
1992	0.0046 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1993	0.0054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
1994	0.0052 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1995	0.0058 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1996	0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1997	0.0044 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1998	0.0046 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1999	0.0046 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2000	0.0049 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2001	0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2002	0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+133.8%
2003	0.01 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2004	0.0039 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-61.3%
2005	0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-42.7%
2006	0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2007	0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2008	0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2009	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2010	0.0016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2011	0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2012	0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2013	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2014	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2015	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2016	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2017	0.0019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2018	0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2019	0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2020	0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2021	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2022	0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2023	0.003 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.9%
2024	0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0046 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0045 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near South Asia

5 Cape Verde 0.0241 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Dominica 0.0229 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Lesotho 0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 El Salvador 0.0215 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Mauritania 0.0204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Belize 0.0203 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Egypt 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

More external debt data for South Asia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 1.63 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.9692 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 49.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.0136 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 22.81 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, IBRD 1.94 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.7% (2024)

All data for South Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia?: Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia was 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
How does South Asia rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Asia ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Asia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 134 places, 6,196 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Multilateral debt service (TDS, 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.