Total debt service (% of GNI) 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.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
35.5%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.0%
Syria
Median
4.1%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
7,069
What the numbers show
Total debt service (% of GNI) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 35.5% in El Salvador; the lowest is 0.0% in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 5.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 787.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 21,659.9%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 86.4%).
Total debt service: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 35.5% | 2024 | up 489.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 25.7% | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 22.4% | 2024 | up 524.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Suriname | 20.5% | 2023 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 20.4% | 2024 | up 297.3% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 17.3% | 2024 | up 957.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 17.3% | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Georgia | 15.2% | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Montenegro | 15.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Laos | 13.8% | 2024 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 12.2% | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Jamaica | 11.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 13 | Senegal | 11.3% | 2024 | up 509.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Angola | 11.3% | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Tunisia | 10.9% | 2024 | up 167.8% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 10.1% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 9.8% | 2024 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 9.7% | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Lebanon | 9.7% | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 9.6% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 9.4% | 2024 | up 860.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 8.9% | 2024 | up 340.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 8.2% | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 24 | Maldives | 8.0% | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Jordan | 7.8% | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Congo | 7.7% | 2024 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Cambodia | 7.4% | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Vietnam | 7.3% | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Armenia | 7.3% | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 7.1% | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Belarus | 6.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 6.8% | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 6.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.5% | 2024 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Tonga | 6.3% | 2024 | up 329.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 6.3% | 2024 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova | 6.2% | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 5.8% | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 5.7% | 2024 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 5.7% | 2024 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 41 | Indonesia | 5.6% | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 5.6% | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 5.6% | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 5.6% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 5.5% | 2024 | up 92.7% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 5.5% | 2024 | up 1,180.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 5.4% | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Ukraine | 5.4% | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Benin | 5.4% | 2024 | up 605.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Honduras | 5.2% | 2024 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 51 | Bhutan | 5.1% | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 5.0% | 2024 | down 38.0% | flat |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.9% | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 54 | Eswatini | 4.9% | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 4.8% | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | 4.6% | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 58 | Pakistan | 4.5% | 2024 | up 148.2% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 4.4% | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 4.1% | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 4.1% | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 3.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Lesotho | 3.8% | 2024 | up 134.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.8% | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 3.8% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 3.5% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 3.5% | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 3.5% | 2024 | up 40.9% | falling |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 3.4% | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 71 | Grenada | 3.4% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 3.4% | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 74 | Djibouti | 3.3% | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Albania | 3.2% | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Togo | 3.2% | 2024 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 3.2% | 2024 | up 116.0% | falling |
| 79 | Samoa | 3.2% | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Liberia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 416.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 3.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Uganda | 3.0% | 2024 | up 359.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Rwanda | 2.9% | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Guyana | 2.8% | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Russia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | 2.6% | 2024 | up 259.0% | volatile |
| 87 | India | 2.5% | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 88 | Haiti | 2.2% | 2024 | up 1,115.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% | 2024 | up 361.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Niger | 2.0% | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea | 1.9% | 2024 | up 219.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2024 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Chad | 1.9% | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 95 | China | 1.9% | 2024 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 1.9% | 2024 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2024 | up 66.1% | flat |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8% | 2024 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Guatemala | 1.8% | 2024 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 100 | Madagascar | 1.7% | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 1.6% | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Comoros | 1.5% | 2024 | up 2,145.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Malawi | 1.5% | 2024 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Botswana | 1.5% | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Mali | 1.4% | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Myanmar | 1.3% | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 107 | East Timor | 1.2% | 2024 | up 9,191.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Nepal | 1.2% | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | 1.2% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 110 | Burundi | 1.2% | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2011 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6% | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Yemen | 0.5% | 2018 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan | 0.4% | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Somalia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 21,659.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Iran | 0.1% | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Syria | 0.0% | 2022 | up 2,345.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 3.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8.0%
- IDA blend 5.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 5.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.3%
- Africa Western and Central 4.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 4.8%
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.