External debt stocks in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External debt stocks was 15.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 15.7% for external debt stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 37.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8% | — |
| 1971 | 6.8% | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | +28.9% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 19.5% | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 21.7% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 36.9% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 35.7% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 15.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 32.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 12.3% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.