External debt stocks, long-term in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: External debt stocks, long-term was 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term in Low & middle income is 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Low & middle income peaked at 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.82 billion DOD, current US$, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 144.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 55.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 292.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 601.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 348.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 854.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 trillion DOD, current US$ | 905.69 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.56 trillion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$ | 1.54 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2.38 trillion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2.64 trillion DOD, current US$ | 5.52 trillion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 trillion DOD, current US$ | 5.87 trillion DOD, current US$ | 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
More external debt data for Low & middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 5.69 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 17.24 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 18.72 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.7% (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges 44.79 billion TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 68.76 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 471.37 billion TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 21.5% (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 101.22 billion TDS, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Low & middle income?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Low & middle income was 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.82 billion DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.