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.
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.
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 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.
Program Manager, Development Data Group
Senior Economist, Development Data Group
Senior Economist, Development Data Group
