UN: Poor nations pay $1T in interest as health and education suffer
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Developing countries paid nearly $1 trillion in debt interest in 2025, the United Nations Trade and Development body (UNCTAD) said.
The payments consumed money that could have gone to health care and education, the agency said.
In 51 developing countries, interest costs now exceed spending on health or education.
The debt burden is squeezing resources for development, UNCTAD warned.