economic2023

Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data117 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
9.0%
Median: 7.7%
Countries Covered
117
with available data
Highest
Pakistan
37.0%
Lowest
Islamic Republic of Iran
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Pakistan37.0%
2Argentina34.8%
3Angola29.6%
4Kenya27.5%
5Egypt27.1%
By Region
South America15.6%(5 countries)
Africa13.7%(9 countries)
Other8.6%(83 countries)
Asia7.1%(16 countries)
Europe6.6%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.3%)High (37.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.0%)

South America (5)
Africa (9)
Other (83)
Asia (16)
Europe (2)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Pakistan37.0%
2Argentina34.8%
3Angola29.6%
4Kenya27.5%
5Egypt27.1%
6Jamaica21.7%
7Senegal19.4%
8Guinea-Bissau18.8%
9Benin18.5%
10El Salvador18.4%
11Colombia18.1%
12Cote d'Ivoire17.8%
13Dominica17.2%
14Cameroon17.2%
15Somalia16.9%
16Tunisia16.9%
17Dominican Republic16.2%
18Bhutan16.0%
19Gabon15.4%
20Yemen14.5%
21Ethiopia14.3%
22Niger14.1%
23Cape Verde13.5%
24United Republic of Tanzania13.4%
25Bolivia12.6%
26Mongolia12.5%
27Comoros11.6%
28Ecuador11.4%
29Sierra Leone11.2%
30Tonga11.1%
31Jordan11.0%
32Burundi10.9%
33Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.7%
34Uganda10.5%
35Sri Lanka10.3%
36Rwanda10.1%
37Samoa9.8%
38Malawi9.7%
39Central African Republic9.7%
40Montenegro9.7%
41Mauritius9.6%
42Honduras9.6%
43Nepal9.4%
44Belarus9.1%
45Mauritania9.1%
46Togo8.9%
47The Republic of North Macedonia8.8%
48Indonesia8.8%
49Moldova, Republic of8.7%
50Kyrgyzstan8.5%
51Maldives8.4%
52Ukraine8.4%
53South Africa8.1%
54Bangladesh8.1%
55Republic of the Congo8.0%
56Chad7.9%
57Costa Rica7.8%
58Liberia7.8%
59Brazil7.7%
60Bosnia and Herzegovina7.6%
61Nigeria7.6%
62Republic of The Gambia7.5%
63Nicaragua7.1%
64Uzbekistan7.0%
65Belize7.0%
66Lao People's Democratic Republic6.8%
67Myanmar6.8%
68Paraguay6.7%
69Türkiye6.6%
70Suriname6.5%
71Mozambique6.3%
72Grenada6.2%
73Peru6.0%
74Morocco5.9%
75Haiti5.6%
76Mali5.6%
77Madagascar5.6%
78Lesotho5.6%
79Armenia5.5%
80Philippines5.2%
81Guatemala5.1%
82Tajikistan5.1%
83Sao Tome and Principe5.0%
84Serbia4.9%
85Vanuatu4.8%
86Fiji4.7%
87Georgia4.5%
88Saint Lucia4.3%
89Eswatini4.3%
90Burkina Faso4.1%
91Mexico4.1%
92Azerbaijan4.1%
93Iraq3.9%
94Papua New Guinea3.8%
95Zambia3.7%
96Eritrea3.6%
97Kazakhstan3.5%
98Botswana3.4%
99Syrian Arab Republic3.1%
100Sudan2.9%
101India2.8%
102Ghana2.7%
103Afghanistan2.2%
104Guinea2.2%
105Solomon Islands2.2%
106Zimbabwe2.1%
107Timor-Leste2.0%
108Lebanon1.9%
109Cambodia1.8%
110Democratic Republic of the Congo1.6%
111People's Republic of China1.5%
112Thailand1.5%
113Vietnam1.2%
114Djibouti0.8%
115Guyana0.8%
116Algeria0.4%
117Islamic Republic of Iran0.3%
Showing 117 of 117 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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