Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Sudan: Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
21.03 billion DOD, current US$
in 2007
Sudan
3.77 billion DOD, current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
3rd
Sudan rank
5th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 21.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 3.77 billion DOD, current US$ in Sudan, a difference of 17.26 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 5.6 times Sudan's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 5th of 5 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 6.41 billion DOD, current US$ 320.49 million DOD, current US$ 6.09 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1980s 29.88 billion DOD, current US$ 1.46 billion DOD, current US$ 28.42 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 32.24 billion DOD, current US$ 2.06 billion DOD, current US$ 30.18 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 20.44 billion DOD, current US$ 2.12 billion DOD, current US$ 18.32 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, ppg and png private creditors, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 21.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 3.77 billion DOD, current US$ in Sudan as of 2007.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, ppg and png private creditors between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan?
17.26 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2007.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, ppg and png private creditors?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 5th of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, PPG and PNG private creditors (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,181 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end.  Private nonguaranteed long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.