Total debt service (% of GDP) by country
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.
What the numbers show
Total debt service (% of GDP) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 11.8% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.0% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 388.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 375.3%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 97.9%).
Total debt service: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 11.8% | 2011 | up 375.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Tunisia | 5.7% | 2011 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 3 | Djibouti | 3.4% | 2009 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 4 | Guinea | 3.4% | 2011 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 5 | Seychelles | 3.3% | 2011 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 3.2% | 2011 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 2.8% | 2011 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia, The | 2.7% | 2011 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2.6% | 2011 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 2.5% | 2011 | down 42.8% | flat |
| 11 | Gabon | 2.4% | 2011 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2011 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Cabo Verde | 2.1% | 2011 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.6% | 2011 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.6% | 2011 | up 275.8% | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.6% | 2011 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.5% | 2011 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 1.4% | 2011 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 1.3% | 2011 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 1.3% | 2011 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.2% | 2011 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Somalia | 1.2% | 1990 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.1% | 2011 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 1.0% | 2011 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2011 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.8% | 2011 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan | 0.8% | 2011 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Chad | 0.7% | 2011 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Congo, Republic of | 0.7% | 2011 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 0.7% | 2011 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2011 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 32 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.7% | 2011 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.6% | 2011 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2011 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Mali | 0.6% | 2011 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 0.6% | 2011 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5% | 2011 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 0.5% | 2011 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.4% | 2011 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.4% | 2011 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2011 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 0.4% | 2011 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2011 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2011 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 0.4% | 2011 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 0.3% | 2011 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2011 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 0.2% | 2011 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2011 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2011 | down 97.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.