What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?

The highest recorded value was 0.3713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.

What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.

How does Low & middle income rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Low & middle income ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income

Name: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Low & middle income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.3%

Rank

8th

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.3713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income stood at 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.3713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1972	0.1352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1973	0.1277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1974	0.1245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1975	0.1371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1976	0.1538 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1977	0.1822 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1978	0.2006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1979	0.2022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1980	0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1981	0.2179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1982	0.2515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1983	0.2804 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1984	0.2864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1985	0.3051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1986	0.3306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1987	0.3713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1988	0.3509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1989	0.349 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1990	0.3305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1991	0.357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1992	0.3549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1993	0.3577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1994	0.3535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1995	0.3395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1996	0.317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1997	0.3066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1998	0.3364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1999	0.3556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2000	0.3197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2001	0.3234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2002	0.328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2003	0.3167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2004	0.2907 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2005	0.2404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2006	0.2169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2007	0.2052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2008	0.1838 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2009	0.1994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2010	0.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2011	0.1985 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2012	0.2076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2013	0.2249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2014	0.2365 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2015	0.2289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2016	0.2351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2017	0.242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2018	0.2438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2019	0.249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2020	0.2714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2021	0.2484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2022	0.234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2023	0.2316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2024	0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2953 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1838 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2266 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1985 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

5 Mauritius 1.36 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Suriname 1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Zambia 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Laos 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Montenegro 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Bhutan 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Ukraine 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

More economy & growth data for Low & middle income

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Services, value added 57.6% (2025)
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,950 current US$ per person (2024)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?: External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.3713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Low & middle income ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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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Indicator: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 02 October 2026

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.