Total debt service (% of GNI) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
119
Highest
29.0%
El Salvador
Lowest
0.1%
Iran
Median
3.9%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
5,373
What the numbers show
Total debt service (% of GNI) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 29.0% in El Salvador; the lowest is 0.1% in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.9%, and the mean is 5.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 324.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 28,448.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 79.2%).
Total debt service (% of GNI) (UNESCO Institute): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 29.0% | 2023 | up 428.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 26.8% | 2023 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 22.7% | 2023 | up 610.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 21.8% | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Suriname | 20.6% | 2023 | up 209.5% | rising |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 19.6% | 2023 | up 203.6% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 19.0% | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 16.3% | 2023 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 13.8% | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 12.7% | 2023 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritius | 12.6% | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Georgia | 12.5% | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 11.8% | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 11.3% | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 10.7% | 2023 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Tunisia | 10.5% | 2023 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 18 | Montenegro | 10.3% | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Senegal | 9.0% | 2023 | up 233.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Maldives | 8.6% | 2023 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Laos | 8.4% | 2023 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 8.3% | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 8.2% | 2023 | up 777.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 8.0% | 2023 | up 193.0% | rising |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.9% | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 7.9% | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Moldova | 7.8% | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Jordan | 7.7% | 2023 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 7.2% | 2023 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 30 | Dominica | 7.2% | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 31 | Vietnam | 7.0% | 2023 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Turkey | 6.9% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 6.5% | 2023 | up 157.9% | rising |
| 34 | Gabon | 6.3% | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 6.3% | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.1% | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 6.1% | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Cambodia | 5.9% | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 5.6% | 2023 | up 362.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 5.6% | 2023 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Honduras | 5.5% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 42 | Peru | 5.4% | 2023 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 43 | Congo | 5.3% | 2023 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | 5.1% | 2023 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Uganda | 5.0% | 2023 | up 1,515.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Benin | 4.9% | 2023 | up 518.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Bhutan | 4.9% | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 4.8% | 2023 | up 76.6% | falling |
| 49 | Grenada | 4.7% | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.6% | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 4.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 4.4% | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 4.4% | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 4.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 55 | Fiji | 4.3% | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Samoa | 4.2% | 2023 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 4.2% | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 4.1% | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 3.9% | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Bolivia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 104.1% | falling |
| 61 | Rwanda | 3.9% | 2023 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 3.9% | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 3.8% | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritania | 3.7% | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 3.7% | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 3.6% | 2023 | up 271.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Zambia | 3.6% | 2023 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.6% | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Cameroon | 3.5% | 2023 | up 327.6% | falling |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 3.5% | 2023 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 3.3% | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Somalia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 28,448.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Tonga | 3.2% | 2023 | up 122.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 3.1% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 76 | Liberia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 1,250.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 2023 | up 422.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 2.8% | 2023 | up 220.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8% | 2023 | up 1,099.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 2.7% | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 2.7% | 2023 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 2.7% | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Nigeria | 2.6% | 2023 | up 1,128.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 2.4% | 2023 | up 530.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | 2.3% | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 87 | India | 2.3% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 88 | Chad | 2.2% | 2023 | up 218.0% | volatile |
| 89 | China | 2.1% | 2023 | up 166.3% | rising |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 2.0% | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 1.9% | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 1.8% | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Madagascar | 1.7% | 2023 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Guatemala | 1.7% | 2023 | down 69.7% | rising |
| 96 | Burundi | 1.7% | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 1.7% | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 1.6% | 2023 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 1.6% | 2022 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Mali | 1.5% | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Guinea | 1.5% | 2023 | up 201.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 1.4% | 2023 | up 273.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Myanmar | 1.4% | 2023 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Comoros | 1.3% | 2023 | up 2,389.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Botswana | 1.3% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Malawi | 1.2% | 2023 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Niger | 1.2% | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Nepal | 1.2% | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2011 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 110 | East Timor | 1.0% | 2023 | up 13,849.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9% | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8% | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan | 0.5% | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Yemen | 0.5% | 2018 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2023 | up 272.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 0.3% | 2023 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Syria | 0.1% | 2023 | up 3,333.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Iran | 0.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release