economic2026
Total debt service (% 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
5.8%
Median: 4.3%
Countries Covered
118
with available data
Highest
El Salvador
35.5%
Lowest
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1El Salvador35.5%
2Mongolia25.7%
3Mozambique22.4%
4Suriname20.5%
5Papua New Guinea20.4%
By Region
Europe8.1%(3 countries)
South America6.5%(5 countries)
Other5.9%(84 countries)
Africa5.1%(9 countries)
Asia4.8%(15 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 (35.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.8%)
Europe (3)
South America (5)
Other (84)
Africa (9)
Asia (15)
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 | El Salvador | 35.5% |
| 2 | Mongolia | 25.7% |
| 3 | Mozambique | 22.4% |
| 4 | Suriname | 20.5% |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 20.4% |
| 6 | Zambia | 17.3% |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 17.3% |
| 8 | Georgia | 15.2% |
| 9 | Montenegro | 15.0% |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.8% |
| 11 | Serbia | 12.2% |
| 12 | Jamaica | 11.3% |
| 13 | Senegal | 11.3% |
| 14 | Angola | 11.3% |
| 15 | Tunisia | 10.9% |
| 16 | Mauritius | 10.1% |
| 17 | Dominica | 9.8% |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 9.7% |
| 19 | Lebanon | 9.7% |
| 20 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.6% |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 9.4% |
| 22 | Egypt | 8.9% |
| 23 | Colombia | 8.2% |
| 24 | Maldives | 8.0% |
| 25 | Jordan | 7.8% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 7.7% |
| 27 | Cambodia | 7.4% |
| 28 | Vietnam | 7.3% |
| 29 | Armenia | 7.3% |
| 30 | Ecuador | 7.1% |
| 31 | Belarus | 6.9% |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 6.8% |
| 33 | Türkiye | 6.7% |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.5% |
| 35 | Tonga | 6.3% |
| 36 | Argentina | 6.3% |
| 37 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.2% |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 5.8% |
| 39 | South Africa | 5.7% |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 5.7% |
| 41 | Indonesia | 5.6% |
| 42 | Morocco | 5.6% |
| 43 | Gabon | 5.6% |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 5.6% |
| 45 | Peru | 5.5% |
| 46 | Nigeria | 5.5% |
| 47 | Brazil | 5.4% |
| 48 | Ukraine | 5.4% |
| 49 | Benin | 5.4% |
| 50 | Honduras | 5.2% |
| 51 | Bhutan | 5.1% |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 5.0% |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.9% |
| 54 | Eswatini | 4.9% |
| 55 | Kenya | 4.8% |
| 56 | Paraguay | 4.6% |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% |
| 58 | Pakistan | 4.5% |
| 59 | Fiji | 4.4% |
| 60 | Belize | 4.1% |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 4.1% |
| 62 | Mauritania | 3.8% |
| 63 | Lesotho | 3.8% |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.8% |
| 65 | Mexico | 3.8% |
| 66 | Thailand | 3.5% |
| 67 | Ghana | 3.5% |
| 68 | Philippines | 3.5% |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% |
| 70 | Bolivia | 3.4% |
| 71 | Grenada | 3.4% |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 3.4% |
| 73 | Djibouti | 3.3% |
| 74 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.3% |
| 75 | Albania | 3.2% |
| 76 | Togo | 3.2% |
| 77 | Cameroon | 3.2% |
| 78 | Samoa | 3.2% |
| 79 | Liberia | 3.1% |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 3.0% |
| 81 | Uganda | 3.0% |
| 82 | Rwanda | 2.9% |
| 83 | Guyana | 2.8% |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 2.6% |
| 85 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.6% |
| 86 | India | 2.5% |
| 87 | Haiti | 2.2% |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 2.2% |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% |
| 90 | Niger | 2.0% |
| 91 | Guinea | 1.9% |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 1.9% |
| 93 | Chad | 1.9% |
| 94 | People's Republic of China | 1.9% |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 1.9% |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 1.8% |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8% |
| 98 | Guatemala | 1.8% |
| 99 | Madagascar | 1.7% |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 1.6% |
| 101 | Comoros | 1.5% |
| 102 | Malawi | 1.5% |
| 103 | Botswana | 1.5% |
| 104 | Mali | 1.4% |
| 105 | Myanmar | 1.3% |
| 106 | Timor-Leste | 1.2% |
| 107 | Nepal | 1.2% |
| 108 | Iraq | 1.2% |
| 109 | Burundi | 1.2% |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 0.9% |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6% |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% |
| 113 | Sudan | 0.4% |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 0.4% |
| 115 | Algeria | 0.2% |
| 116 | Somalia | 0.1% |
| 117 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.1% |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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