Uzbekistan: Debt service to exports (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Uzbekistan's debt service to exports (%) rose 3.47 percentage points on 2023 (from 10.94% to 14.4%).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.56 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.72 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.52 percentage points 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 1.17 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 83% 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, Uzbekistan had the 21st highest value of the 100 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 Uzbekistan in the 2024 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 17th of 100: 15.39%
• Sri Lanka — 18th of 100: 15.09%
• Ecuador — 19th of 100: 14.51%
• Bolivia — 21st of 100: 13.82%
• Indonesia — 22nd of 100: 12.34%
• Montenegro — 23rd of 100: 12.14%

What this measures

Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.

All 20 values

Debt service to exports (%) in nearby economies

• Albania — 6.21% (2024)
• Armenia — 3.88% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 9.08% (2024)
• Belarus — 6.94% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 6.02% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 2.95% (2022)
• Georgia — 5.05% (2024)
• Kazakhstan — 5.9% (2024)
• Kosovo — 1.67% (2024)
• Kyrgyz Republic — 4.67% (2024)
• Moldova — 7% (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Uzbekistan

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.94% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$3.85 billion (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$5.86 billion (2021)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$24.35 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 306.29 trillion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.87 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 39.98 trillion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 16.56% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Uzbekistan's debt service to exports (%)?

14.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 3.93 percentage points from 10.47% in 2005. The highest value was 14.4% in 2024 and the lowest 2.31% in 2011.

How does Uzbekistan rank?

21st highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in debt service to exports (%) unusual for Uzbekistan?

In 2024, Uzbekistan's debt service to exports (%) rose 3.47 percentage points on 2023 (from 10.94% to 14.4%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.56 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DPPF.XP.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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