External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was 1.14 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income stood at 1.14 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income peaked at 33.16 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -6.35 % change on previous year, in 2015.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 16.16 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 20.24 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 24.61 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 21.63 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 20.83 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 33.16 % change on previous year | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 22.12 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 17.06 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 22.73 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 16.24 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1982 | 13.9 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 8.19 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1985 | 10.66 % change on previous year | +140.3% |
| 1986 | 10.54 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 15.26 % change on previous year | +44.8% |
| 1988 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1989 | 5.82 % change on previous year | +395.8% |
| 1990 | 8.58 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1991 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1992 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 8.83 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 1994 | 10.53 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 11.53 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1997 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 7.85 % change on previous year | +171.7% |
| 1999 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2000 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 2001 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 2002 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +97.9% |
| 2003 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +169.3% |
| 2004 | 7.88 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2005 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2006 | 6.36 % change on previous year | -396.4% |
| 2007 | 16.27 % change on previous year | +155.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 2009 | 8.9 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 21.94 % change on previous year | +146.6% |
| 2011 | 16.1 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 11.41 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 14.44 % change on previous year | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 2015 | -6.35 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2016 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
| 2017 | 12.48 % change on previous year | +233.8% |
| 2018 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 5.45 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.94 % change on previous year | +45.6% |
| 2022 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -238.9% |
| 2024 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +395.8% | 1.17 % change on previous year | 5.82 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +396.4% | -2.15 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.37 % change on previous year | 16.16 % change on previous year | 33.16 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.89 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 22.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.52 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 11.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.41 % change on previous year | -2.15 % change on previous year | 16.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 % change on previous year | -6.35 % change on previous year | 21.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 4 Maldives 17.32 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Fiji 15.57 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.46 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 14.97 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Rwanda 14.64 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 14.11 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 12.95 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 57.6% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,950 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income was 1.14 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.16 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.35 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Low & middle income rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.