Egypt vs Lower middle income: Total debt service
Egypt
49.2%
in 2024
Lower middle income
14.5%
in 2024
Egypt rank
3rd
Lower middle income rank
4th
Total debt service over time
- Egypt
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.2% against 14.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 34.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 3.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 25.1% | 4.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 21.7% | 4.2% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 13.8% | 5.2% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 13.3% | 19.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Egypt or Lower middle income?
- Egypt, at 49.2% against 14.5% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Egypt and Lower middle income?
- 34.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lower middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lower middle income rank globally for total debt service?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Lower middle income ranks 4th 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.