External debt stocks, long-term in Middle income

Middle income: External debt stocks, long-term was 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.96 trillion DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 0.8%
All-time high
5.96 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
All-time low
53.28 billion DOD, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term in Middle income, 1970–2024

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Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term in Middle income is 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Middle income peaked at 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.28 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 136.54 billion DOD, current US$ 53.28 billion DOD, current US$ 275.95 billion DOD, current US$ 10
1980s 557.69 billion DOD, current US$ 327.75 billion DOD, current US$ 787.59 billion DOD, current US$ 10
1990s 1.13 trillion DOD, current US$ 834.25 billion DOD, current US$ 1.48 trillion DOD, current US$ 10
2000s 1.76 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.46 trillion DOD, current US$ 2.31 trillion DOD, current US$ 10
2010s 4.00 trillion DOD, current US$ 2.57 trillion DOD, current US$ 5.35 trillion DOD, current US$ 10
2020s 5.88 trillion DOD, current US$ 5.69 trillion DOD, current US$ 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$ 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term in Middle income?
External debt stocks, long-term in Middle income was 5.96 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 53.28 billion DOD, current US$ in 1970.
Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this 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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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.