Maldives vs Upper middle income: Total debt service
Maldives
8.0%
in 2024
Upper middle income
3.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
24th
Total debt service over time
- Maldives
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.0% against 3.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Maldives ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 122 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 5.0% | 3.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.6% | 1.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 4.6% | 1.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Maldives or Upper middle income?
- Maldives, at 8.0% against 3.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 4.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for total debt service?
- Maldives ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 24th 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.