External debt in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 2,605,368,934,002 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10,703.9%.
1970–2024 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.61T | +95.96B | +3.82% |
| 2023 | 2.51T | +126B | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.38T | +54.75B | +2.35% |
| 2021 | 2.33T | +174B | +8.07% |
| 2020 | 2.15T | +143B | +7.11% |
| 2019 | 2.01T | +145B | +7.78% |
| 2018 | 1.87T | +88.01B | +4.95% |
| 2017 | 1.78T | +206B | +13.09% |
| 2016 | 1.57T | +48.26B | +3.17% |
| 2015 | 1.52T | +72.52B | +5% |
| 2014 | 1.45T | +63.87B | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.39T | +131B | +10.43% |
| 2012 | 1.26T | +114B | +10% |
| 2011 | 1.14T | +114B | +11.09% |
| 2010 | 1.03T | +124B | +13.73% |
| 2009 | 904B | +87.74B | +10.75% |
| 2008 | 817B | +82.39B | +11.22% |
| 2007 | 734B | +107B | +17.05% |
| 2006 | 627B | +32.94B | +5.54% |
| 2005 | 594B | −26.63B | −4.29% |
| 2004 | 621B | +35.08B | +5.99% |
| 2003 | 586B | +50.23B | +9.38% |
| 2002 | 536B | +33.97B | +6.77% |
| 2001 | 502B | +3.88B | +0.78% |
| 2000 | 498B | −15.1B | −2.94% |
| 1999 | 513B | +12.15B | +2.43% |
| 1998 | 501B | +25.84B | +5.44% |
| 1997 | 475B | −10B | −2.06% |
| 1996 | 485B | −6.6B | −1.34% |
| 1995 | 491B | +12.65B | +2.64% |
| 1994 | 479B | +29.71B | +6.62% |
| 1993 | 449B | +22.64B | +5.31% |
| 1992 | 426B | +9.72B | +2.33% |
| 1991 | 417B | +13.31B | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 403B | +30.1B | +8.06% |
| 1989 | 373B | +48.94B | +15.09% |
| 1988 | 324B | +9.12B | +2.89% |
| 1987 | 315B | +43.77B | +16.12% |
| 1986 | 271B | +27.92B | +11.46% |
| 1985 | 244B | +30.6B | +14.37% |
| 1984 | 213B | +6B | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 207B | +18.38B | +9.75% |
| 1982 | 189B | +28.13B | +17.53% |
| 1981 | 160B | +17.8B | +12.48% |
| 1980 | 143B | +30.63B | +27.35% |
| 1979 | 112B | +15.1B | +15.58% |
| 1978 | 96.9B | +16.86B | +21.07% |
| 1977 | 80.04B | +20.79B | +35.08% |
| 1976 | 59.25B | +8.42B | +16.56% |
| 1975 | 50.83B | +9.09B | +21.76% |
| 1974 | 41.75B | +6.34B | +17.91% |
| 1973 | 35.41B | +4.77B | +15.55% |
| 1972 | 30.64B | +2.61B | +9.32% |
| 1971 | 28.03B | +3.92B | +16.24% |
| 1970 | 24.12B | — | — |
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.