Low income - Total debt service

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Low income was 9.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 27.91 in 1986, while its lowest value was 3.72 in 2012.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1984 20.40
1985 23.74
1986 27.91
1987 26.34
1988 27.30
1989 25.44
1990 19.57
1991 16.57
1992 12.88
1993 12.85
1994 12.07
1995 12.00
1996 12.03
1997 10.47
1998 11.89
1999 10.74
2000 9.15
2001 9.07
2002 11.24
2003 7.68
2004 7.49
2005 6.55
2006 6.16
2007 7.23
2008 6.86
2009 6.45
2010 4.70
2011 4.48
2012 3.72
2013 4.09
2014 5.48
2015 6.98
2016 7.68
2017 6.08
2018 6.10
2019 7.97
2020 9.33

Total debt service (% of GNI)

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Low income was 1.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.41 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.62 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 1.84
1971 1.99
1972 1.97
1973 1.84
1974 1.58
1975 1.61
1976 1.32
1977 1.75
1978 1.70
1979 1.60
1980 3.09
1981 3.08
1982 3.03
1983 2.63
1984 2.85
1985 2.83
1986 3.41
1987 2.74
1988 3.10
1989 2.84
1990 2.61
1991 2.29
1992 1.96
1993 2.05
1994 2.31
1995 2.30
1996 2.46
1997 2.01
1998 2.08
1999 2.12
2008 1.01
2009 0.73
2010 0.62
2011 0.97
2012 0.75
2013 0.89
2014 1.13
2015 1.13
2016 1.33
2017 1.15
2018 1.27
2019 1.61
2020 1.92

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt