External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.4764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.2385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2744 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.414 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4862 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5612 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6176 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2378 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.2889 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.414 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 17.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -54.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,153 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.4764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.