External debt stocks in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): External debt stocks was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 49.2% for external debt stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 69.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
External debt stocks in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7% | — |
| 1991 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 18.7% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 39.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 48.4% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 49.2% | 69.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 49.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1990.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.