Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 2.5% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 6.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.7% | — |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +27.7% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -49.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More external debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 776.64 million 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$), per capita 1.05 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 16.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA 438.49 million NFL, current US$ (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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5912 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.63 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 12.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 140.56 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.5% 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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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.