External debt stocks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks was 27.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
External debt stocks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 27.3% for external debt stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 56.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1974.
External debt stocks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.0% | — |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 16.6% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -25.1% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 16.0% | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 21.8% | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 27.7% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 37.8% | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 30.3% | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +59.5% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 12.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 25.4% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 30.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 17.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 27.3% | 33.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 27.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1974.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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.