External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low income
Low income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was 2.95 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low income, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low income is 2.95 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low income peaked at 41.05 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -16.75 % change on previous year, in 2006.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 18.34 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 26.12 % change on previous year | +42.4% |
| 1974 | 41.05 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 1975 | 24.86 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1976 | 20.65 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 39.56 % change on previous year | +91.6% |
| 1978 | 23.32 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1979 | 18.67 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 23.87 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 21.02 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 17 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 14.28 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1985 | 19.87 % change on previous year | +163.6% |
| 1986 | 16.1 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 20.44 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 1989 | 5.61 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 1990 | 8.2 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 1991 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1993 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.16 % change on previous year | +195.3% |
| 1995 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1996 | -0.8848 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1997 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +335.1% |
| 1998 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -298.1% |
| 1999 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -190.7% |
| 2000 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2001 | -4.68 % change on previous year | +97.8% |
| 2002 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -170.8% |
| 2003 | 6.67 % change on previous year | +101.1% |
| 2004 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2005 | -15.82 % change on previous year | -1108.7% |
| 2006 | -16.75 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.65 % change on previous year | -157.6% |
| 2008 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1 % change on previous year | +246.2% |
| 2010 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -357.1% |
| 2012 | 13.77 % change on previous year | +253.0% |
| 2013 | 20.39 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 2014 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 2017 | 9.87 % change on previous year | +114.6% |
| 2018 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 10.18 % change on previous year | +85.4% |
| 2021 | 6.93 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0748 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2023 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +4684.1% |
| 2024 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4684.1% | 0.0748 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1108.7% | 1.57 % change on previous year | -15.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.06 % change on previous year | 12.97 % change on previous year | 41.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.89 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 23.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -6.91 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6682 % change on previous year | -16.75 % change on previous year | 9.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.97 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | 20.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 % change on previous year | 0.0748 % change on previous year | 10.18 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 2 Guyana 24.69 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Gambia 23.99 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Maldives 17.32 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Fiji 15.57 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.46 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 14.97 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Rwanda 14.64 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low income?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Low income was 2.95 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.05 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.75 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Low income rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Low income ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.