Debt Statistics

Global Consultation on the DRS Update

Since September 2023, the World Bank has been collaborating closely with the IMF, UNCTAD, and COMSEC to develop an updated Debtor Reporting System (DRS). We invite debt management offices, central banks, national statistical offices, relevant international organizations, and academia who have a direct interest in or experience with monitoring international sovereign debt statistics to share feedback.

International Debt Report 2024

For more than five decades, the World Bank’s premier annual publication on debt, now titled the International Debt Report (IDR), along with the associated International Debt Statistics (IDS) database, have helped shape policies in development finance by sharing timely and comprehensive external debt data and analysis with the international community.

International Debt Statistics

The latest data from the most comprehensive and transparent source of cross comparable external debt data of low- and middle-income countries. Visit the World Bank's DataBank to explore the IDS database.

IDR2024: Low- and middle-income countries’ debt stock increased by US$205.9 ...

This year, the IDR 2024 encompasses an analysis of end-2023 debt flows and stock position, the macroeconomic and debt outlook for 2024 and beyond, and updates on the debt transparency agenda. Check out the related blog for a snapshot of the report and latest data.

Developing Countries Paid Record $1.4 Trillion on Foreign Debt in 2023

Developing countries spent a record $1.4 trillion to service their foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023, the World Bank’s latest International Debt Report shows.

International Debt Statistics

Debt Service Suspension Initiative

Quarterly External Debt Statistics

Quarterly Public Sector Debt

Joint External Debt Hub