Egypt vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- Egypt
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.2% against 19.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 29.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 45.6% | 33.8% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 44.5% | 14.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 34.7% | 17.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 28.1% | 19.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 20.6% | 8.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 24.4% | 8.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Egypt or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 49.2% against 19.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 29.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total debt service?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. 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.