External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was -0.3442 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is -0.3442 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 110.2% on the previous year and down 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 30.81 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -8.28 % change on previous year, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 20.23 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1973 | 19.37 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 30.81 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 1975 | 20.71 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 1976 | 22.19 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 28.26 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 20.04 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 17.99 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 22.5 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 22.82 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 14.47 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1984 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1985 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 5.51 % change on previous year | +56.2% |
| 1987 | 10.17 % change on previous year | +84.5% |
| 1988 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 1989 | -0.1615 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1990 | 4.96 % change on previous year | -3172.7% |
| 1991 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 1993 | 9.52 % change on previous year | +284.2% |
| 1994 | 8.9 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 13.67 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 1996 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1997 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1998 | 13.88 % change on previous year | +153.3% |
| 1999 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 2000 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 2001 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -232.0% |
| 2002 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 2003 | 5.69 % change on previous year | -599.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2005 | -8.28 % change on previous year | -886.4% |
| 2006 | 0.307 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 2007 | 12.9 % change on previous year | +4102.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 17.83 % change on previous year | +334.6% |
| 2011 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 12.77 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.86 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 10.43 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 2016 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 2017 | 5.83 % change on previous year | +178.6% |
| 2018 | 6.3 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0564 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2021 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -4209.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2023 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +224.0% |
| 2024 | -0.3442 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4209.9% | -0.0564 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +4102.8% | 0.307 % change on previous year | 12.9 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +3172.7% | -0.1615 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -886.4% | 1.05 % change on previous year | -8.28 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +599.7% | -1.14 % change on previous year | 5.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.29 % change on previous year | 12.04 % change on previous year | 30.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.77 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | 22.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.14 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 13.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 % change on previous year | -8.28 % change on previous year | 12.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 17.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 % change on previous year | -0.3442 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 8 Rwanda 14.64 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 14.11 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 12.95 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Benin 12.94 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Paraguay 12.62 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 11.57 % change on previous year compare
- 14 India 10.64 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1837 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was -0.3442 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.81 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.28 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.