economic2024

Present value of external debt (% of exports of goods, services and income)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
81.9Percent
Median: 65.0Percent
Countries Covered
106
with available data
Highest
Lebanon
363.6Percent
Lowest
Islamic Republic of Iran
0.2Percent
Top 5 Countries
1Lebanon363.6Percent
2Guinea-Bissau346.3Percent
3Bhutan295.5Percent
4Senegal263.0Percent
5Ethiopia232.5Percent
By Region
Africa101.4Percent(9 countries)
Europe93.8Percent(2 countries)
Other80.8Percent(74 countries)
Asia80.1Percent(14 countries)
South America76.9Percent(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2Percent)High (363.6Percent)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 81.9Percent)

Africa (9)
Europe (2)
Other (74)
Asia (14)
South America (5)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Lebanon363.6Percent
2Guinea-Bissau346.3Percent
3Bhutan295.5Percent
4Senegal263.0Percent
5Ethiopia232.5Percent
6Pakistan195.0Percent
7Benin178.7Percent
8Niger168.9Percent
9Comoros163.4Percent
10Sri Lanka161.3Percent
11Egypt145.5Percent
12Kenya145.4Percent
13Ukraine140.5Percent
14Central African Republic139.4Percent
15Malawi135.3Percent
16Cote d'Ivoire130.9Percent
17Colombia130.6Percent
18Nepal130.5Percent
19Sao Tome and Principe127.5Percent
20Saint Vincent and the Grenadines120.7Percent
21Dominican Republic114.2Percent
22Angola113.1Percent
23Rwanda111.6Percent
24Dominica111.6Percent
25Cape Verde109.2Percent
26El Salvador108.8Percent
27United Republic of Tanzania107.1Percent
28Zambia106.0Percent
29Bangladesh105.7Percent
30Uzbekistan102.1Percent
31Bolivia100.0Percent
32Ecuador99.7Percent
33Montenegro99.3Percent
34Jamaica98.9Percent
35Uganda95.4Percent
36Tunisia85.6Percent
37Republic of The Gambia85.1Percent
38Paraguay81.9Percent
39Madagascar81.8Percent
40Ghana81.5Percent
41Jordan80.1Percent
42Honduras78.2Percent
43Mozambique78.2Percent
44Togo78.0Percent
45Lao People's Democratic Republic76.5Percent
46Nicaragua72.6Percent
47Indonesia72.1Percent
48Belize70.9Percent
49Nigeria70.6Percent
50Maldives68.1Percent
51South Africa68.0Percent
52Mauritania65.8Percent
53Argentina65.4Percent
54Sierra Leone64.6Percent
55Mali64.4Percent
56Liberia63.1Percent
57Grenada62.9Percent
58Vanuatu61.7Percent
59Tonga59.7Percent
60Republic of the Congo57.4Percent
61Guatemala57.1Percent
62Saint Lucia56.0Percent
63Kyrgyzstan55.4Percent
64Morocco55.2Percent
65Burkina Faso54.7Percent
66Myanmar54.7Percent
67Philippines52.9Percent
68Somalia52.6Percent
69Samoa51.1Percent
70The Republic of North Macedonia51.1Percent
71Lesotho49.2Percent
72Mongolia47.8Percent
73Serbia47.1Percent
74Papua New Guinea46.9Percent
75Peru46.3Percent
76Djibouti44.7Percent
77Fiji43.7Percent
78Georgia43.1Percent
79Brazil42.2Percent
80Albania41.3Percent
81Tajikistan40.0Percent
82Haiti39.9Percent
83Mexico39.2Percent
84Türkiye39.0Percent
85Moldova, Republic of35.7Percent
86Kazakhstan33.1Percent
87Bosnia and Herzegovina32.8Percent
88Belarus31.5Percent
89Guinea29.8Percent
90Eswatini27.7Percent
91Armenia27.3Percent
92Botswana26.6Percent
93Cambodia25.8Percent
94Solomon Islands25.0Percent
95India23.5Percent
96Azerbaijan23.0Percent
97Timor-Leste20.3Percent
98Democratic Republic of the Congo20.0Percent
99Mauritius15.6Percent
100People's Republic of China11.5Percent
101Guyana8.6Percent
102Thailand7.9Percent
103Iraq7.9Percent
104Vietnam6.2Percent
105Algeria1.0Percent
106Islamic Republic of Iran0.2Percent
Showing 106 of 106 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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