External debt in South Asia in 2024 — 896,015,145,725 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10,007.8%.
1970–2024 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 896B | +69.29B | +8.38% |
| 2023 | 827B | +39.21B | +4.98% |
| 2022 | 788B | +9.12B | +1.17% |
| 2021 | 778B | +68.19B | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 710B | +18.61B | +2.69% |
| 2019 | 692B | +49.89B | +7.78% |
| 2018 | 642B | +19.16B | +3.08% |
| 2017 | 623B | +70.95B | +12.86% |
| 2016 | 552B | −17.19B | −3.02% |
| 2015 | 569B | +26.72B | +4.93% |
| 2014 | 542B | +36.38B | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 506B | +42.02B | +9.06% |
| 2012 | 464B | +70.65B | +17.98% |
| 2011 | 393B | +48.7B | +14.14% |
| 2010 | 344B | +37.18B | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 307B | +34.82B | +12.79% |
| 2008 | 272B | +27.39B | +11.18% |
| 2007 | 245B | +48.71B | +24.83% |
| 2006 | 196B | +41.01B | +26.42% |
| 2005 | 155B | −4.06B | −2.55% |
| 2004 | 159B | +7.22B | +4.75% |
| 2003 | 152B | +15.85B | +11.63% |
| 2002 | 136B | +9.53B | +7.52% |
| 2001 | 127B | −2.59B | −2.01% |
| 2000 | 129B | −340M | −0.26% |
| 1999 | 130B | +3.68B | +2.92% |
| 1998 | 126B | +6.8B | +5.71% |
| 1997 | 119B | −985M | −0.82% |
| 1996 | 120B | −497M | −0.41% |
| 1995 | 121B | −3.29B | −2.65% |
| 1994 | 124B | +9.33B | +8.14% |
| 1993 | 115B | +4.91B | +4.48% |
| 1992 | 110B | +3.3B | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 106B | +2.94B | +2.85% |
| 1990 | 103B | +12.31B | +13.52% |
| 1989 | 91.1B | +15.03B | +19.75% |
| 1988 | 76.08B | +7.06B | +10.23% |
| 1987 | 69.02B | +11.27B | +19.52% |
| 1986 | 57.74B | +8.05B | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 49.69B | +7.83B | +18.71% |
| 1984 | 41.86B | +2.44B | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 39.42B | +4.48B | +12.83% |
| 1982 | 34.93B | +5.69B | +19.44% |
| 1981 | 29.25B | +2.64B | +9.94% |
| 1980 | 26.6B | +3.73B | +16.29% |
| 1979 | 22.88B | +2.04B | +9.76% |
| 1978 | 20.84B | +1.85B | +9.73% |
| 1977 | 19B | +1.42B | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 17.57B | +1.17B | +7.16% |
| 1975 | 16.4B | +1.63B | +11.05% |
| 1974 | 14.77B | +2.65B | +21.88% |
| 1973 | 12.12B | +1.37B | +12.78% |
| 1972 | 10.74B | +884M | +8.97% |
| 1971 | 9.86B | +994M | +11.21% |
| 1970 | 8.86B | — | — |
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.
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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.