Egypt vs Low & middle income: Total debt service
Egypt
8.9%
in 2024
Low & middle income
3.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
22nd
Low & middle income rank
21st
Total debt service over time
- Egypt
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.9% against 3.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 4.6% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.2% | 1.9% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 1.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Egypt or Low & middle income?
- Egypt, at 8.9% against 3.4% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Egypt and Low & middle income?
- 5.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low & middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Low & middle income rank globally for total debt service?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of GNI). 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 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.