A growing number of least developed countries face high debt burdens

Number of countries with interest expenditures exceeding 10% of revenues, 2010–2023

Source: UN Global Crisis Response Group – technical team calculations, based on IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2024).
Note: Net interest payments of the general government refer to the total amount of domestic and external interest expenses incurred from loans and other forms of borrowing, minus any interest income received.
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