Total debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Total debt service was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 2.4% for total debt service in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Total debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.9% | — |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Total debt service in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.4% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for total debt service?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.