Lower middle 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 Lower middle income was 16.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 31.06 in 1986, while its lowest value was 7.44 in 1977.

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
1977 7.44
1978 10.65
1979 10.19
1980 13.15
1981 16.26
1982 18.83
1983 20.02
1984 21.81
1985 24.59
1986 31.06
1987 27.19
1988 29.25
1989 27.41
1990 25.38
1991 25.58
1992 24.63
1993 24.68
1994 23.45
1995 23.88
1996 22.29
1997 20.11
1998 20.53
1999 20.56
2000 17.39
2001 17.34
2002 18.01
2003 18.49
2004 14.43
2005 13.28
2006 12.92
2007 10.91
2008 8.44
2009 9.70
2010 9.56
2011 8.11
2012 8.47
2013 10.07
2014 14.06
2015 13.46
2016 15.56
2017 12.59
2018 12.77
2019 14.51
2020 16.81

Total debt service (% of GNI)

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Lower middle income was 3.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.40 in 1991, while its lowest value was 1.75 in 1971.

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 2.28
1971 1.75
1972 1.99
1973 2.26
1974 1.89
1975 1.93
1976 2.34
1977 2.60
1978 3.08
1979 3.36
1980 3.33
1981 3.14
1982 3.40
1983 3.60
1984 4.00
1985 4.08
1986 4.04
1987 4.27
1988 4.78
1989 4.94
1990 5.17
1991 6.40
1992 5.74
1993 5.62
1994 5.49
1995 5.68
1996 5.32
1997 5.03
1998 5.11
1999 4.86
2000 4.69
2001 4.46
2002 4.56
2003 4.77
2004 4.03
2005 3.96
2006 3.91
2007 3.21
2008 2.74
2009 2.53
2010 2.52
2011 2.32
2012 2.40
2013 2.79
2014 3.76
2015 3.21
2016 3.52
2017 3.06
2018 3.39
2019 3.67
2020 3.83

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt