economic2026
Present value of external debt (% of GNI)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
24.2%
Median: 21.5%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Senegal
69.1%
Lowest
Islamic Republic of Iran
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Senegal69.1%
2Djibouti59.9%
3Maldives59.8%
4Angola57.6%
5Lao People's Democratic Republic55.6%
By Region
Europe37.9%(2 countries)
Africa26.4%(8 countries)
Other26.2%(79 countries)
South America18.3%(5 countries)
Asia13.1%(13 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (69.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.2%)
Europe (2)
Africa (8)
Other (79)
South America (5)
Asia (13)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 69.1% |
| 2 | Djibouti | 59.9% |
| 3 | Maldives | 59.8% |
| 4 | Angola | 57.6% |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.6% |
| 6 | Zambia | 55.3% |
| 7 | Montenegro | 51.2% |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 48.6% |
| 9 | Ukraine | 48.0% |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 47.9% |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.0% |
| 12 | Grenada | 44.6% |
| 13 | Rwanda | 43.3% |
| 14 | Sudan | 41.5% |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 39.9% |
| 16 | El Salvador | 39.6% |
| 17 | Jamaica | 39.0% |
| 18 | Mongolia | 38.7% |
| 19 | Mozambique | 38.3% |
| 20 | Jordan | 38.2% |
| 21 | Dominica | 36.2% |
| 22 | Benin | 35.8% |
| 23 | Belize | 34.8% |
| 24 | Tunisia | 34.6% |
| 25 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 34.5% |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34.3% |
| 27 | Paraguay | 34.0% |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 33.9% |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 33.1% |
| 30 | Republic of The Gambia | 32.5% |
| 31 | Ecuador | 31.9% |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 30.7% |
| 33 | Ghana | 29.6% |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 29.1% |
| 35 | Lesotho | 29.0% |
| 36 | Gabon | 28.2% |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 28.0% |
| 38 | Serbia | 27.8% |
| 39 | Mauritania | 26.3% |
| 40 | Egypt | 26.2% |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.2% |
| 42 | Colombia | 25.1% |
| 43 | Morocco | 25.0% |
| 44 | Georgia | 24.7% |
| 45 | Kenya | 24.7% |
| 46 | Burundi | 24.2% |
| 47 | South Africa | 24.0% |
| 48 | Nigeria | 24.0% |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 22.8% |
| 50 | Honduras | 22.6% |
| 51 | Pakistan | 22.1% |
| 52 | Cameroon | 21.8% |
| 53 | Armenia | 21.7% |
| 54 | Belarus | 21.6% |
| 55 | Liberia | 21.5% |
| 56 | Bolivia | 21.4% |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 20.7% |
| 58 | Fiji | 20.6% |
| 59 | Uganda | 20.4% |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 20.2% |
| 61 | Malawi | 19.8% |
| 62 | Samoa | 19.7% |
| 63 | Madagascar | 19.7% |
| 64 | Togo | 19.5% |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.2% |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 18.7% |
| 67 | Mauritius | 18.4% |
| 68 | Cambodia | 18.3% |
| 69 | Niger | 17.6% |
| 70 | Eswatini | 16.8% |
| 71 | Albania | 16.7% |
| 72 | Indonesia | 16.5% |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.6% |
| 75 | Mexico | 15.3% |
| 76 | Peru | 15.1% |
| 77 | Guinea | 15.1% |
| 78 | Mali | 14.9% |
| 79 | Comoros | 14.9% |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 14.0% |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 14.0% |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 13.9% |
| 83 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.3% |
| 84 | Nepal | 13.0% |
| 85 | Philippines | 12.6% |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 12.3% |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 11.8% |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 11.8% |
| 89 | Türkiye | 11.4% |
| 90 | Guyana | 11.0% |
| 91 | Argentina | 10.9% |
| 92 | Somalia | 10.8% |
| 93 | Chad | 10.5% |
| 94 | Guatemala | 10.5% |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.4% |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 10.1% |
| 97 | Myanmar | 9.6% |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | 9.0% |
| 99 | Brazil | 8.5% |
| 100 | Botswana | 8.0% |
| 101 | Thailand | 5.9% |
| 102 | Vietnam | 5.9% |
| 103 | India | 5.3% |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% |
| 105 | Iraq | 3.2% |
| 106 | People's Republic of China | 2.5% |
| 107 | Haiti | 1.4% |
| 108 | Algeria | 0.2% |
| 109 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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