IDA only's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) was US$616.34 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 112.85% from US$289.57 billion in 2013 (7.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$616.34 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$451.78 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$289.57 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$616.34 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$5.67 billion | 1970 |
| Average since 2014 | US$467.86 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$5.67 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, IDA only's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) rose 7.1% on 2022 (from US$575.66 billion to US$616.34 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +4.7% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 32.6% in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.2% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$33.75 billion a year. A straight line explains 99% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$719.36 billion for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$5.79 billion, against US$49.44 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
What this measures
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 54 values
| Year | External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 616,339,709,066 |
| 2022 | 575,659,446,581 |
| 2021 | 558,942,591,870 |
| 2020 | 534,210,908,506 |
| 2019 | 482,165,120,329 |
| 2018 | 451,779,959,980 |
| 2017 | 418,480,170,784 |
| 2016 | 373,611,378,596 |
| 2015 | 347,169,844,166 |
| 2014 | 320,238,027,443 |
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$1.81 billion (2024)
- Algeria — US$1.13 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — US$2.84 billion (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$109.86 billion (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$1.05 billion (2024)
- Iraq — US$13.23 billion (2024)
- Jordan — US$26.42 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — US$47.3 billion (2024)
- Morocco — US$57.2 billion (2024)
- Pakistan
More economic policy & debt data for IDA only
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.93 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,484 (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.56 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,204 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 4.87% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 2.58% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$59.95 billion (2025)
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$247.35 million (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$1.85 billion (2025)
- Personal remittances, paid (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is IDA only's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)?
- US$616.34 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 10,774% from US$5.67 billion in 1970 (9.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$616.34 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$5.67 billion in 1970.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) unusual for IDA only?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DLXF.CD, 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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