Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) by country
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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...
Countries reporting
120
Highest
57.2%
Haiti
Lowest
0.2%
Algeria
Median
6.3%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
5,883
What the numbers show
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 57.2% in Haiti; the lowest is 0.2% in Algeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.3%, and the mean is 8.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 307.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 36,205.3%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 89.8%).
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 57.2% | 2024 | up 4,018.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 36.2% | 2024 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 27.2% | 2024 | up 237.8% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 26.2% | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 5 | El Salvador | 25.8% | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 25.7% | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Tonga | 23.2% | 2024 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Dominica | 22.6% | 2024 | up 242.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.0% | 2024 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 18.9% | 2024 | up 147.7% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 17.5% | 2024 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 16.7% | 2023 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Tunisia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 102.9% | falling |
| 14 | Bhutan | 16.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 15.8% | 2024 | up 187.3% | falling |
| 16 | Benin | 15.7% | 2023 | up 411.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 14.6% | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 14.2% | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 13.9% | 2024 | up 415.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 13.8% | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Bolivia | 13.6% | 2024 | up 418.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Yemen | 13.5% | 2016 | up 556.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 13.4% | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 12.2% | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 11.6% | 2024 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 26 | Uganda | 11.3% | 2024 | up 482.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Tanzania | 11.2% | 2024 | up 307.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Montenegro | 11.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 10.7% | 2024 | up 130.0% | falling |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.1% | 2010 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 9.7% | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Mozambique | 9.7% | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.7% | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 9.6% | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 9.3% | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Iran | 9.1% | 2000 | up 631.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 9.0% | 2024 | up 344.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Nepal | 8.9% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 8.8% | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 8.7% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.7% | 2024 | up 306.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 8.6% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 43 | Gabon | 8.5% | 2015 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Samoa | 8.5% | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 8.3% | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 8.1% | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Mongolia | 8.0% | 2024 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 7.9% | 2024 | up 319.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 7.8% | 2024 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 50 | Maldives | 7.8% | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | 7.8% | 2024 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 7.7% | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 7.5% | 2024 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Belize | 7.4% | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Laos | 6.9% | 2024 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 56 | Belarus | 6.8% | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Chad | 6.7% | 1994 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 6.5% | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 59 | Comoros | 6.4% | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo | 6.3% | 2021 | up 464.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Nigeria | 6.3% | 2024 | up 1,952.5% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 6.0% | 2024 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 5.8% | 2024 | up 371.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Suriname | 5.8% | 2023 | up 106.3% | falling |
| 65 | Rwanda | 5.7% | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 5.6% | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 5.5% | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 5.5% | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Ukraine | 5.5% | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 5.4% | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Peru | 5.3% | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 5.2% | 2024 | up 447.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Gambia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 68.6% | rising |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 5.1% | 2022 | up 315.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 5.0% | 2024 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Mali | 4.9% | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Fiji | 4.9% | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | 4.8% | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Madagascar | 4.7% | 2024 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 4.6% | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 4.6% | 2024 | up 345.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Sudan | 4.5% | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 4.5% | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Grenada | 4.4% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 4.4% | 2020 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Botswana | 4.3% | 2024 | up 631.6% | falling |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.2% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 4.2% | 2024 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 4.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 4.2% | 2024 | up 60.5% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 4.1% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 92 | Russia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 93 | Eswatini | 3.5% | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 3.3% | 2019 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 3.3% | 2024 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 3.1% | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | 2.9% | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 2.9% | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 100 | East Timor | 2.8% | 2024 | up 36,205.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Guinea | 2.8% | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 2.8% | 1993 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 2.8% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 104 | Eritrea | 2.8% | 2000 | up 2,538.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Liberia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Djibouti | 2.0% | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 108 | China | 1.9% | 2024 | up 245.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Cambodia | 1.7% | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 1.7% | 2020 | up 429.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Lebanon | 1.6% | 2023 | down 89.8% | falling |
| 112 | Vietnam | 1.3% | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.1% | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Guyana | 0.7% | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA blend 14.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 12.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 12.6%
- IDA total 9.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 9.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 8.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.9%
- Least developed countries 8.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 8.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.9%
- Africa Western and Central 7.8%
- Lower middle income 7.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 7.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.2%
- IDA only 6.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.0%
- Low income 5.4%
- Pacific island small states 5.3%
- Low & middle income 4.7%
- Middle income 4.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 4.7%
- IBRD only 4.4%
- Upper middle income 4.2%
- South Asia 3.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 3.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.5%
About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.