# Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) — ECA
> Latest: 218.20 billion (2025). Change: +12.6% vs 2024.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1970–2025
- Data updated: 2026-11-11
- Source: World Bank — DT.TDS.DECT.CD — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.TDS.DECT.CD
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-dt-tds-dect-cd/ECA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 152.28B |
| 2022 | 161.88B |
| 2023 | 175.90B |
| 2024 | 193.83B |
| 2025 | 218.20B |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) — ECA [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-dt-tds-dect-cd/ECA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.TDS.DECT.CD
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)