Upper middle income: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Upper middle income's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 16.8% on 2023 (from US$44.01 billion to US$51.4 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +5% and a typical year strayed about 19.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 50.2% in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 31% in 2007. 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 upward, about US$2.3 billion a year. A straight line explains 67% 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.

What this measures

Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 55 values

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$35.06 million (2024)
• Algeria — US$78.49 million (2024)
• Djibouti — US$51.77 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$7.84 billion (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$10.8 million (2024)
• Iraq — US$565.88 million (2024)
• Jordan — US$794.42 million (2024)
• Lebanon — US$176.4 million (2024)
• Morocco — US$2.38 billion (2024)
• Pakistan — US$3.27 billion (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Upper middle income

• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$95.94 billion (2025)
• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$27.9 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$8.68 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 25.88% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$7.97 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 23.76% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 2.12% (2025)
• Trade (% of GDP) — 48.9% (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Upper middle income's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)?

US$51.4 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 12,608% from US$404.5 million in 1970 (9.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$51.4 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$404.5 million in 1970.

Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) unusual for Upper middle income?

In 2024, Upper middle income's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 16.8% on 2023 (from US$44.01 billion to US$51.4 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +5% and a typical year strayed about 19.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.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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