Out now: Global Sovereign Debt Monitor 2024Compared to the years during the COVID-19 crisis, in some countries of the Global South the debt situation has slightly eased. For most countries there, however, the debt situation remains tense. In 130 of the 152 countries surveyed in the Global South, the debt situation is at least slightly critical; in 24 of these countries, the situation is very critical. Overall, 55% of the countries surveyed are critically or very critically indebted – in contrast to only 37% before the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, countries in the Global South have to make more debt service payments to their external creditors than ever before. For 45 countries, more than 15% of government revenue flows into debt servicing.Download: Global Sovereign Debt Monitor 2024 (PDF) Map Global Debt Situation (JPG) At a glance and Recommendations to the German Federal Government (PDF) Supplementary material to Article “Creditors worldwide”: Table 2 “Creditors and politically responsible groups of states for outstanding claims against countries of the Global South” (Excel)Contents:Human rights instead of debt service! Germany must fulfil its responsibility now: here’s howForeword by Pirmin Spiegel and Prof Dr Andrés MusacchioThe global debt situationby Malina StutzCreditors worldwide: An analysis of the creditor landscape, current restructuring negotiations and political responsibility for debt cancellationby Malina StutzJust debt relief for more climate justice: How to address the debt and climate crises togetherby Kristina RehbeinAusterity, dispossession and injustice: Facets of the debt crisis in Sri Lankaby Dr Ahilan KadirgamarPublished: 15 April 2024Editors: erlassjahr.de and MisereorOriginally published 9 April 2024 as “Schuldenreport 2024” (in German)