Debt service as a share of exports of good and services by country
Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income (%).
Countries reporting
116
Highest
37.0%
Pakistan
Lowest
0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Median
7.7%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
2,597
What the numbers show
Debt service as a share of exports of good and services is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 37.0% in Pakistan; the lowest is 0.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 9.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 123.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 23,985.7%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 87.9%).
Debt service as a share of exports of good and services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 37.0% | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 2 | Argentina | 34.8% | 2023 | up 332.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Angola | 29.6% | 2023 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 27.4% | 2023 | up 523.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 27.1% | 2023 | up 270.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Jamaica | 21.7% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 19.4% | 2023 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.8% | 2023 | up 1,456.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Benin | 18.5% | 2023 | up 498.1% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 18.4% | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 18.1% | 2023 | up 204.4% | falling |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.8% | 2023 | up 342.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominica | 17.2% | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 14 | Cameroon | 17.2% | 2023 | up 835.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Somalia | 16.9% | 2023 | up 23,985.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Tunisia | 16.9% | 2023 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 16.2% | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 18 | Bhutan | 16.0% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 19 | Gabon | 15.4% | 2021 | up 293.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Yemen | 14.5% | 2016 | up 410.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 14.2% | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Niger | 14.1% | 2023 | up 251.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 13.5% | 2023 | up 196.7% | rising |
| 24 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.4% | 2023 | up 428.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.6% | 2023 | up 470.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 12.5% | 2023 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Comoros | 11.6% | 2023 | up 2,038.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 11.4% | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 11.2% | 2023 | up 715.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Tonga | 11.1% | 2023 | up 94.9% | falling |
| 31 | Jordan | 11.0% | 2023 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 32 | Burundi | 10.9% | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.7% | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 10.4% | 2023 | up 541.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 10.2% | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2023 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Samoa | 9.8% | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 9.7% | 2023 | up 208.9% | falling |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 9.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 39 | Montenegro | 9.7% | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritius | 9.6% | 2023 | up 1,277.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Honduras | 9.6% | 2023 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 9.4% | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 44 | Belarus | 9.1% | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritania | 9.1% | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 46 | Togo | 8.9% | 2023 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 8.8% | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 48 | Indonesia | 8.8% | 2023 | up 57.3% | falling |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 8.7% | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5% | 2023 | up 242.3% | falling |
| 51 | Maldives | 8.4% | 2023 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 8.4% | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 8.1% | 2023 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 8.1% | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Congo | 8.0% | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 7.9% | 2023 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 7.8% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 57 | Liberia | 7.8% | 2023 | up 726.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 7.7% | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.6% | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 61 | Nigeria | 7.6% | 2023 | up 1,792.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Gambia | 7.5% | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 7.1% | 2023 | up 211.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 7.0% | 2023 | up 202.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 7.0% | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.8% | 2023 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 67 | Myanmar | 6.8% | 2023 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 6.7% | 2023 | up 257.8% | falling |
| 69 | Türkiye | 6.6% | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Suriname | 6.5% | 2023 | up 129.4% | falling |
| 71 | Mozambique | 6.2% | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 6.2% | 2023 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 73 | Albania | 6.0% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Peru | 6.0% | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Morocco | 5.9% | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Haiti | 5.6% | 2023 | up 602.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Mali | 5.6% | 2023 | up 73.5% | falling |
| 78 | Madagascar | 5.6% | 2023 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 5.6% | 2023 | up 90.8% | falling |
| 80 | Armenia | 5.5% | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 5.2% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 82 | Guatemala | 5.1% | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 5.1% | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 4.8% | 2023 | down 64.5% | rising |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 4.8% | 2023 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Fiji | 4.7% | 2023 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 4.5% | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 4.3% | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 90 | Eswatini | 4.3% | 2023 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 4.1% | 2023 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 4.1% | 2023 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 4.1% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 94 | Iraq | 3.9% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8% | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 3.5% | 2023 | up 488.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 3.4% | 2023 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan | 2.9% | 2022 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 100 | India | 2.8% | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Ghana | 2.7% | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 2.2% | 2020 | up 558.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea | 2.2% | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 2.2% | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 2.1% | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Timor-Leste | 2.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 1.9% | 2023 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 108 | Cambodia | 1.8% | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 109 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.6% | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 110 | China | 1.5% | 2023 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Thailand | 1.5% | 2023 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Viet Nam | 1.2% | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Guyana | 0.8% | 2023 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | 0.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
About this data
Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income (%).