Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2,048 DOD, current US$ against 260.31 DOD, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 1,788 DOD, current US$.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 7.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 281.67 DOD, current US$ | 282.41 DOD, current US$ | 0.7332 DOD, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1990s | 489.64 DOD, current US$ | 384.93 DOD, current US$ | 104.7 DOD, current US$ | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1,039 DOD, current US$ | 282.54 DOD, current US$ | 756.49 DOD, current US$ | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1,923 DOD, current US$ | 255.41 DOD, current US$ | 1,668 DOD, current US$ | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Cape Verde, at 2,048 DOD, current US$ against 260.31 DOD, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 1,788 DOD, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.