According to the latest international debt report released by the World Bank on the 5th, the least developed countries are facing the highest external debt costs since 1989, and the growth rate of the external debt of developing countries has increased significantly. According to the report, countries that meet the preferential financing conditions of the International Development Association rose to 8.2% from the private sector in 2025, an increase of 0.6 percentage points over the previous month, the highest level since 1989. The average interest rate for new bonds issued by these countries last year was 9.4%, an increase of 1 percentage point over the previous year. High interest rates pose a challenge to the economic development of these countries. In contrast, countries eligible for non-concessional loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development had an average interest rate of 5.5 percent last year on new borrowing from the private sector and issuing new bonds, down 0.3 percentage points from month to month.

According to the latest international debt report released by the World Bank on the 5th, the least developed countries are facing the highest external debt costs since 1989, and the growth rate of the external debt of developing countries has increased significantly. According to the report, countries that meet the preferential financing conditions of the International Development Association rose to 8.2% from the private sector in 2025, an increase of 0.6 percentage points over the previous month, the highest level since 1989. The average interest rate for new bonds issued by these countries last year was 9.4%, an increase of 1 percentage point over the previous year. High interest rates pose a challenge to the economic development of these countries. In contrast, countries eligible for non-concessional loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development had an average interest rate of 5.5 percent last year on new borrowing from the private sector and issuing new bonds, down 0.3 percentage points from month to month.