Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports, excluding workers' remittances)

Definition: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports refer to exports of goods, services, and income. Workers' remittances are not included here, though they are included with income receipts in other World Bank publications such as Global Development Finance.

Description: The map below shows how Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports, excluding workers' remittances) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Somalia, with a value of 25.45. The country with the lowest value in the world is Nigeria, with a value of 0.39.

Source: World Bank.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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