Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) by country
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
352.50 billion TDS, current US$
China
Lowest
5.22 million TDS, current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
1.39 billion TDS, current US$
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
6,429
What the numbers show
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 352.50 billion TDS, current US$ in China; the lowest is 5.22 million TDS, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.39 billion TDS, current US$, and the mean is 11.31 billion TDS, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 67,507.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 46,530.4%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 79.5%).
Debt service on external debt, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 352.50 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 332.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 114.11 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 91.62 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Turkey | 89.57 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 76.76 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 67.01 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 56.85 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 46.33 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 39.48 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 33.84 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 33.59 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 390.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 32.91 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 448.2% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 22.56 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 18.00 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 17.99 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 16.31 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 15.23 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 176.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Nigeria | 13.46 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 468.8% | volatile |
| 19 | El Salvador | 11.58 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 792.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 11.47 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,173.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 10.87 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 10.33 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 10.33 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 8.90 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 8.60 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 322.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 8.49 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 7.32 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 6.61 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 5.88 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 403.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 5.67 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 325.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Tunisia | 5.51 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Mongolia | 5.42 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 302.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.39 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 433.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 5.34 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 4.81 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 4.81 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 4.54 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 611.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Jordan | 4.51 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 4.18 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 3.91 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 797.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 3.44 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 852.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Iraq | 3.42 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 3.41 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 415.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 2.73 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | 2.49 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Jamaica | 2.45 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Laos | 2.14 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 444.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 1.98 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 461.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 1.97 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 1.96 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Bolivia | 1.84 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 1.82 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Armenia | 1.82 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 1.79 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 1.68 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 1.66 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 1.56 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 655.4% | volatile |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 1.54 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.46 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 1.42 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 1.36 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Montenegro | 1.24 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Benin | 1.14 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,034.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Moldova | 1.14 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Gabon | 1.12 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Congo | 1.09 billion TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 974.10 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Myanmar | 953.35 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 884.32 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 871.91 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 817.34 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Suriname | 646.43 million TDS, current US$ | 2023 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 73 | Guyana | 599.43 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 885.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 573.62 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Haiti | 543.00 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,840.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 536.99 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Maldives | 501.52 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 471.11 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Algeria | 444.97 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 438.62 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 743.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 430.15 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritania | 412.82 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Niger | 380.82 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Mali | 368.95 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Chad | 365.92 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Iran | 362.02 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Togo | 343.22 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 451.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Madagascar | 292.38 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 193.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 275.16 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 244.22 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Eswatini | 207.10 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan | 200.69 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 163.79 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 161.37 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 153.80 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 336.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 152.48 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Djibouti | 139.58 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 264.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Yemen | 138.97 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Liberia | 138.27 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 690.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Belize | 127.49 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Lesotho | 110.04 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 78.64 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 77.14 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 67.60 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominica | 65.94 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 56.51 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 368.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.14 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Tonga | 43.96 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 571.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | 43.23 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.16 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 561.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Samoa | 36.59 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Burundi | 35.82 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Syria | 28.71 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 13,393.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 26.17 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 116 | East Timor | 26.06 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 5,820.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 25.98 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Comoros | 24.64 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 3,050.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Eritrea | 21.22 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Somalia | 16.30 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | up 46,530.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.22 million TDS, current US$ | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 376.95 million TDS, current US$
- Low & middle income 1.29 trillion TDS, current US$
- Middle income 1.28 trillion TDS, current US$
- Upper middle income 967.38 billion TDS, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 517.05 billion TDS, current US$
- Lower middle income 313.35 billion TDS, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 309.56 billion TDS, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 193.17 billion TDS, current US$
- South Asia 106.22 billion TDS, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 91.63 billion TDS, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 75.22 billion TDS, current US$
- IDA only 48.38 billion TDS, current US$
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.