External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 756.67 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 756.67 DOD, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 793.72 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.65 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$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.65 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 46.92 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 49.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 59.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 65.92 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 90.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1976 | 111.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 170.57 DOD, current US$ per person | +52.9% |
| 1978 | 205.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 230.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 279.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 289.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 331 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 338.43 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 331.29 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 368.42 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 406.46 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 447.17 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 448.56 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 454.3 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 435.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 440.57 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 436.36 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 436.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 451.5 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 465.96 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 444.1 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 406.42 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 420.93 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 405.24 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 384.22 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 371.68 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 385.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 403.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 498.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 424.16 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 404.81 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 429.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 428.94 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 459.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 478.7 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 472.37 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 477.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 499.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 497.56 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 520.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 571.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 646.2 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 677.7 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 709.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 751.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 790.14 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 785.87 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 793.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 756.67 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +52.9% | 111.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 170.57 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.26 DOD, current US$ per person | 41.65 DOD, current US$ per person | 230.86 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 369.45 DOD, current US$ per person | 279.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 454.3 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 434.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 405.24 DOD, current US$ per person | 465.96 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 419.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 371.68 DOD, current US$ per person | 498.47 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 555.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 472.37 DOD, current US$ per person | 709.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 775.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 751.12 DOD, current US$ per person | 793.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 5 Maldives 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Dominica 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,015 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 713.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 756.67 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 793.72 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.65 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.