Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
down 14.4%
Rank
30th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.8%
in 1982
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
40
1981–2024

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Late-demographic dividend, 1981–2024

0.511.522.531981200220241981: 2.6 % of GNI1982: 2.8 % of GNI1983: 2.6 % of GNI1984: 2.5 % of GNI1985: 2.3 % of GNI1986: 2.5 % of GNI1987: 2.7 % of GNI1992: 1.8 % of GNI1993: 1.8 % of GNI1994: 1.9 % of GNI1995: 2 % of GNI1996: 1.8 % of GNI1997: 1.8 % of GNI1998: 2 % of GNI1999: 2.6 % of GNI2000: 2.2 % of GNI2001: 2.2 % of GNI2002: 2.4 % of GNI2003: 2.2 % of GNI2004: 1.6 % of GNI2005: 1.6 % of GNI2006: 1.7 % of GNI2007: 0.929 % of GNI2008: 0.937 % of GNI2009: 0.688 % of GNI2010: 0.72 % of GNI2011: 0.605 % of GNI2012: 0.417 % of GNI2013: 0.504 % of GNI2014: 0.651 % of GNI2015: 0.874 % of GNI2016: 0.787 % of GNI2017: 0.65 % of GNI2018: 0.828 % of GNI2019: 0.79 % of GNI2020: 0.875 % of GNI2021: 0.679 % of GNI2022: 0.882 % of GNI2023: 0.917 % of GNI2024: 0.785 % of GNI

Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.8% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024.

The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) in Late-demographic dividend, 1981 to 2024.
Year % of GNI Change
1981 2.6%
1982 2.8% +6.4%
1983 2.6% -9.1%
1984 2.5% -3.2%
1985 2.3% -6.6%
1986 2.5% +6.8%
1987 2.7% +8.9%
1992 1.8% -32.1%
1993 1.8% -3.0%
1994 1.9% +7.3%
1995 2.0% +5.0%
1996 1.8% -8.7%
1997 1.8% +0.3%
1998 2.0% +8.3%
1999 2.6% +30.4%
2000 2.2% -16.0%
2001 2.2% +0.0%
2002 2.4% +9.8%
2003 2.2% -6.0%
2004 1.6% -29.3%
2005 1.6% +1.9%
2006 1.7% +7.2%
2007 0.9% -46.4%
2008 0.9% +0.9%
2009 0.7% -26.6%
2010 0.7% +4.7%
2011 0.6% -16.0%
2012 0.4% -31.2%
2013 0.5% +21.0%
2014 0.7% +29.2%
2015 0.9% +34.3%
2016 0.8% -10.0%
2017 0.6% -17.5%
2018 0.8% +27.5%
2019 0.8% -4.6%
2020 0.9% +10.8%
2021 0.7% -22.4%
2022 0.9% +29.9%
2023 0.9% +4.0%
2024 0.8% -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.6% 2.3% 2.8% 7
1990s 2.0% 1.8% 2.6% 8
2000s 1.6% 0.7% 2.4% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 27 Belize 4.0% compare
  2. 28 North Macedonia 4.0% compare
  3. 29 Morocco 3.8% compare
  4. 30 Ecuador 3.7% compare
  5. 31 Dominican Republic 3.6% compare
  6. 32 Jordan 3.6% compare
  7. 33 Uzbekistan 3.6% compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Late-demographic dividend?
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Late-demographic dividend was 0.8% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1982.
What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 7,081 data points, 1970–2024
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.