2026-11-05 · 1 statements · 1 actors
Developing country external debt growth in 2025 (International Debt Report 2026)
The World Bank Group says external debt of developing countries rose 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021, according to its International Debt Report 2026. It attributes much of the increase to private financing.
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/11/05/developing-countries-external-debt-surges-to-record-9-4-trillion
2026-11-05 · org · one of several topics in this statement
The World Bank Group says external debt of developing countries rose 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021, according to its International Debt Report 2026. It attributes much of the increase to private financing.
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/11/05/developing-countries-external-debt-surges-to-record-9-4-trillion
2026-11-05 · org · one of several topics in this statement
The World Bank Group reports that IDA-eligible countries paid an average of 8.2% on new private-creditor commitments and 9.4% on new bonds in 2025, and that the gap between official and private rates widened since 2016.
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/11/05/developing-countries-external-debt-surges-to-record-9-4-trillion
2026-11-05 · org · one of several topics in this statement
The World Bank Group reports that low- and middle-income countries paid $1.4 trillion in principal and interest in 2025, a fifth consecutive annual increase, and that long-term debt flows turned to a net inflow in 2025.
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/11/05/developing-countries-external-debt-surges-to-record-9-4-trillion
2026-11-05 · org · one of several topics in this statement
The World Bank Group states that more than a quarter of the $303 billion increase in public and publicly guaranteed debt reflected the weaker US dollar, which raised the dollar value of debt in other currencies.