External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3,247 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 106.61 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 106.61 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 116.5 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 136.63 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 159.14 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 203.19 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 239.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 285.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 358.08 DOD, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 419.93 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 484.19 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 579.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 696.4 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 779.88 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 817.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 839.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 851.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 879.84 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 949.92 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 900.89 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 882.1 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 908.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 925.11 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 930.99 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,002 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 1,072 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 1,198 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 1,226 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1,273 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,427 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 1,470 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1,422 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1,436 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,400 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,461 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,457 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,320 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1,308 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,460 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1,518 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,562 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,820 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 2,031 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 2,266 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2,509 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 2,742 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2,750 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,781 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,917 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3,075 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3,121 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,097 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,150 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,164 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,247 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250.96 DOD, current US$ per person | 106.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 484.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 817.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 579.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 949.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,143 DOD, current US$ per person | 908.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,470 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,434 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,308 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,562 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,601 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,820 DOD, current US$ per person | 3,121 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,174 DOD, current US$ per person | 3,097 DOD, current US$ per person | 3,247 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,247 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.61 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.