The objective of the article is to analyze the social sustainability of the external public debt of some MENA countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Tunisia, and Morocco) between 1990 and 2019. The study carries out a dual statistical and econometric analysis to determine the impact of external public debt on the social welfare of the population. The first analysis aims to examine the evolution of the social sustainability indicators and the second analysis uses the ARDL panel data estimation technique.[…]