Low & middle income vs Maldives: Total debt service
Low & middle income
3.4%
in 2024
Maldives
8.0%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
21st
Maldives rank
24th
Total debt service over time
- Low & middle income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.0% against 3.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.4 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 24th of 32 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 9.0% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 4.8% | 1.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 11.1% | 7.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Low & middle income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 8.0% against 3.4% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Low & middle income and Maldives?
- 4.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Maldives?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Maldives rank globally for total debt service?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 24th of 32 groups.
- 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.