Belarus: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Belarus' multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) rose 2.75 percentage points on 2023 (from 10.62% to 13.37%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 31.83 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.76 percentage points in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.82 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Belarus had the 108th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Belarus in the 2024 ranking

• Bulgaria — 105th of 119: 14.89%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 106th of 119: 14.12%
• Tonga — 107th of 119: 13.89%
• Türkiye — 109th of 119: 13.36%
• Indonesia — 110th of 119: 12.77%
• Brazil — 111th of 119: 11.89%

What this measures

Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) in nearby economies

• Albania — 64.12% (2024)
• Armenia — 58.68% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 25.5% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 78.41% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 14.89% (2024)
• Georgia — 68.73% (2024)
• Kazakhstan — 30.5% (2024)
• Kosovo — 83.53% (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Belarus

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.45% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$440.66 million (2021)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$17.65 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 54.18 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$8.15 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 33.41 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 18.9% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Belarus's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)?

13.37% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 29.68 percentage points from 43.05% in 1993. The highest value was 59.51% in 1994 and the lowest 0.86% in 2010.

How does Belarus rank?

108th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) unusual for Belarus?

In 2024, Belarus' multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) rose 2.75 percentage points on 2023 (from 10.62% to 13.37%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.PG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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