External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia
South Asia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was 8.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 8.38 % change on previous year for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia peaked at 26.42 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.02 % change on previous year, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 12.78 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1974 | 21.88 % change on previous year | +71.1% |
| 1975 | 11.05 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 1976 | 7.16 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1977 | 8.1 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 9.73 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 9.76 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.29 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1981 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1982 | 19.44 % change on previous year | +95.6% |
| 1983 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1984 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 1985 | 18.71 % change on previous year | +201.9% |
| 1986 | 16.2 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 19.52 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 10.23 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1989 | 19.75 % change on previous year | +93.0% |
| 1990 | 13.52 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1992 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 1994 | 8.14 % change on previous year | +81.9% |
| 1995 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -132.6% |
| 1996 | -0.4121 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1997 | -0.8201 % change on previous year | +99.0% |
| 1998 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -796.5% |
| 1999 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2623 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 2001 | -2.01 % change on previous year | +664.7% |
| 2002 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -475.0% |
| 2003 | 11.63 % change on previous year | +54.7% |
| 2004 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 2005 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 2006 | 26.42 % change on previous year | -1136.8% |
| 2007 | 24.83 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 2009 | 12.79 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 14.14 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 17.98 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 9.06 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2016 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -161.3% |
| 2017 | 12.86 % change on previous year | -525.6% |
| 2018 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 2019 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +152.7% |
| 2020 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6 % change on previous year | +256.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 2023 | 4.98 % change on previous year | +325.0% |
| 2024 | 8.38 % change on previous year | +68.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1136.8% | -2.55 % change on previous year | 26.42 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +796.5% | -0.8201 % change on previous year | 5.71 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -664.7% | -0.2623 % change on previous year | -2.01 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +525.6% | -3.02 % change on previous year | 12.86 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +475.0% | -2.01 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.18 % change on previous year | 7.16 % change on previous year | 21.88 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.91 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 19.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -2.65 % change on previous year | 13.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.43 % change on previous year | -2.55 % change on previous year | 26.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.61 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | 17.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 9.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6891 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 36.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1817 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia was 8.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.42 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.02 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does South Asia rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.