External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in IDA only
IDA only: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
11th
of 12 groups
All-time high
36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
393.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in IDA only, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in IDA only is 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 112.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in IDA only peaked at 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 393.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 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$), per square kilometre in IDA only, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 393.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 510.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1972 | 597.19 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1974 | 1,034 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1975 | 1,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 1,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 2,026 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1978 | 2,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 2,913 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 3,651 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 4,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 4,804 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 5,357 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 5,662 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 6,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 7,576 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 9,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 9,352 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9,740 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 10,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 11,363 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 11,371 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 11,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 11,728 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 12,108 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 11,822 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 11,349 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 12,027 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 11,704 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11,320 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 10,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 11,548 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 12,214 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 12,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11,168 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 9,835 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 10,880 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 11,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 13,259 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 13,790 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 15,007 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 14,812 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 16,973 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 18,513 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 19,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 21,276 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 23,831 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 25,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 27,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 30,547 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 33,250 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 34,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,355 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 393.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,913 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,617 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,651 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,740 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,762 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,108 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,532 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,835 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,259 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,715 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,790 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,547 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 8 El Salvador 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 1.08 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 978,738 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 789,635 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 779,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Turkey 649,421 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Montenegro 644,205 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for IDA only
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9926 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,096 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7383 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.1 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in IDA only?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in IDA only was 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 36,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 393.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- IDA only ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.