South Asia - 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 South Asia was 15.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 34.80 in 1986, while its lowest value was 6.59 in 2011.

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
1975 17.74
1976 19.91
1977 18.06
1978 17.30
1979 14.98
1980 14.53
1981 15.54
1982 17.72
1983 21.41
1984 22.59
1985 26.93
1986 34.80
1987 32.96
1988 30.99
1989 30.06
1990 30.21
1991 28.37
1992 26.12
1993 25.79
1994 29.40
1995 28.82
1996 25.02
1997 25.18
1998 21.79
1999 18.85
2000 17.15
2001 17.78
2002 19.63
2003 25.11
2004 14.93
2005 13.77
2006 8.69
2007 14.45
2008 9.56
2009 6.91
2010 7.40
2011 6.59
2012 7.40
2013 8.88
2014 18.11
2015 11.17
2016 16.20
2017 10.73
2018 12.15
2019 11.13
2020 15.99

Total debt service (% of GNI)

Total debt service (% of GNI) in South Asia was 2.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.15 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.94 in 1974.

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 2.25
1971 1.02
1972 1.10
1973 1.00
1974 0.94
1975 1.08
1976 1.45
1977 1.32
1978 1.24
1979 1.19
1980 1.15
1981 1.16
1982 1.30
1983 1.59
1984 1.74
1985 1.88
1986 2.40
1987 2.35
1988 2.30
1989 2.53
1990 2.69
1991 2.96
1992 2.82
1993 3.02
1994 3.51
1995 3.74
1996 3.14
1997 3.25
1998 2.80
1999 2.45
2000 2.45
2001 2.56
2002 2.97
2003 3.87
2004 2.58
2005 2.68
2006 1.83
2007 2.97
2008 2.42
2009 1.36
2010 1.54
2011 1.57
2012 1.73
2013 2.14
2014 4.15
2015 2.22
2016 3.01
2017 1.95
2018 2.37
2019 2.10
2020 2.82

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt