External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Low income
Low income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 324.47 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
324.47 DOD, current US$ per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
12th
of 12 groups
All-time high
329.54 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
15.85 DOD, current US$ per person
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Low income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Low income stood at 324.47 DOD, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Low income peaked at 329.54 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.85 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Low income, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.85 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 17.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 20.13 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 24.73 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 33.97 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 1975 | 41.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 48.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 66.11 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 79.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 91.62 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 111.02 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 131.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 150.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 167.51 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 175.39 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 204.74 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 231.62 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 271.7 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 273.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 280.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 295.94 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 305.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 303.66 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 301.21 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 313.34 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 317.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 305.58 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 285.63 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 298.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 270.42 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 256.99 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 238.42 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 239.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 247.69 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 244.49 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 199.96 DOD, current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 161.6 DOD, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 172.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 171.62 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 181.99 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 174.24 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 176.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 194.94 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 228.84 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 243.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 255.16 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 260 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 278.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 288.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 295.63 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 316.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 329.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 321.2 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 323.83 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 324.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 15.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 91.62 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 199.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 111.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 280.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 299.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 270.42 DOD, current US$ per person | 317.47 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 211.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 161.6 DOD, current US$ per person | 256.99 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 239.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 174.24 DOD, current US$ per person | 295.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 323.14 DOD, current US$ per person | 316.67 DOD, current US$ per person | 329.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 9 Serbia 7,892 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Grenada 7,365 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Bulgaria 7,302 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 12 North Macedonia 7,037 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 6,641 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Georgia 6,600 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Suriname 6,436 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
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- 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)
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- 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$), per capita in Low income?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Low income was 324.47 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 329.54 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.85 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Low income ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) 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.