Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 12.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1972–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 12.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 31.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1974.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.9% | — |
| 1973 | 6.2% | -22.3% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +137.2% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 31.5% | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | -22.9% |
| 1988 | 29.1% | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 27.6% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -32.3% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -25.3% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -51.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +27.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +137.2% | 7.4% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 16.3% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 16.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 6.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More external debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 776.64 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.05 NFL, US$ 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$), per square kilometre 16.23 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 438.49 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5954 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.63 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 140.65 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 12.6% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1974.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.