Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) by country
Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
96.2%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.3%
Iran
Median
12.8%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
5,268
What the numbers show
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 96.2% in El Salvador; the lowest is 0.3% in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.8%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 338.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 15,970.7%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 80.4%).
Total debt service: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 96.2% | 2024 | up 399.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Haiti | 63.2% | 2024 | up 3,796.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 49.2% | 2024 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 48.4% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 46.5% | 2024 | up 247.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 43.3% | 2024 | up 237.6% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 43.0% | 2024 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 41.8% | 2024 | up 432.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 39.5% | 2024 | up 153.7% | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 38.3% | 2024 | up 89.7% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 36.0% | 2024 | up 481.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Mongolia | 32.0% | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 31.9% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | Zambia | 30.5% | 2024 | up 673.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Montenegro | 29.8% | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Dominica | 29.4% | 2024 | up 273.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Angola | 28.9% | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 27.2% | 2024 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Benin | 26.8% | 2024 | up 751.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 26.7% | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 26.6% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 22 | Tunisia | 26.2% | 2024 | up 191.9% | falling |
| 23 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2023 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.7% | 2024 | up 246.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 24.7% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 23.7% | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 27 | Turkey | 23.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 28 | Tonga | 22.8% | 2024 | up 239.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 22.0% | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 30 | Nigeria | 21.9% | 2024 | up 698.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 21.9% | 2024 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 21.4% | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Lebanon | 21.0% | 2024 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 21.0% | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cameroon | 20.1% | 2023 | up 504.9% | falling |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 19.5% | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Laos | 19.0% | 2024 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 19.0% | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 18.2% | 2024 | up 123.9% | flat |
| 40 | Honduras | 18.1% | 2024 | up 75.5% | falling |
| 41 | Bolivia | 17.8% | 2024 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Comoros | 17.3% | 2024 | up 2,830.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 17.1% | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Moldova | 16.6% | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 45 | Bhutan | 16.6% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 16.3% | 2024 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 15.8% | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 15.8% | 2024 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Gabon | 15.4% | 2021 | up 291.7% | falling |
| 50 | Yemen | 14.6% | 2016 | up 403.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 14.4% | 2024 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 14.4% | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 54 | Uganda | 13.9% | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 13.8% | 2024 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 13.6% | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Congo | 13.6% | 2024 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Central African Republic | 13.4% | 2024 | up 51.4% | flat |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.3% | 2024 | up 517.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 12.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 12.6% | 2024 | up 124.2% | falling |
| 62 | Nepal | 12.4% | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 63 | Tanzania | 12.1% | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 11.5% | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 11.4% | 2024 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Russia | 11.4% | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 11.1% | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 11.1% | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Burundi | 11.0% | 2023 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.8% | 2024 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 71 | Malawi | 10.6% | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 10.5% | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 73 | India | 10.5% | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 74 | Belarus | 10.5% | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.1% | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritania | 9.7% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 77 | Guatemala | 9.6% | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 78 | Fiji | 9.5% | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 9.5% | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 9.5% | 2024 | up 307.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Ghana | 9.4% | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Maldives | 9.2% | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 9.2% | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Liberia | 9.1% | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Samoa | 9.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 8.8% | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 87 | China | 8.6% | 2024 | up 184.6% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritius | 8.5% | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Chad | 8.5% | 2023 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 8.1% | 2024 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 91 | Albania | 8.0% | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Rwanda | 8.0% | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Vietnam | 7.7% | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 94 | Eswatini | 7.7% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 7.7% | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 7.4% | 2024 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Kosovo | 7.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Madagascar | 7.2% | 2024 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | 6.9% | 2024 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 6.5% | 2024 | up 257.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | 6.2% | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Grenada | 4.9% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 4.7% | 2024 | up 601.3% | falling |
| 106 | Thailand | 4.7% | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Eritrea | 4.3% | 2000 | up 3,965.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 3.7% | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 3.6% | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.5% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 111 | East Timor | 3.1% | 2024 | up 15,450.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Iraq | 3.0% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 113 | Sudan | 3.0% | 2022 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Guyana | 2.9% | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Afghanistan | 2.7% | 2020 | up 604.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.3% | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Algeria | 0.8% | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Somalia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 15,970.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Iran | 0.3% | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 23.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 16.8%
- Lower middle income 14.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 13.7%
- Middle income 13.1%
- Low & middle income 13.1%
- Upper middle income 12.7%
- IDA only 11.9%
- South Asia 11.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 9.5%
- Low income 9.3%
About this data
Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.