Djibouti vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP

Djibouti
85.2%
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23.3%
in 2011
Djibouti rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time

  • Djibouti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020406080100197019902011

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 85.2% against 23.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 61.9%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Djibouti ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 35.4% 52.1% 16.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 49.7% 66.0% 16.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 70.9% 42.7% 28.2% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Djibouti or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Djibouti, at 85.2% against 23.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2009.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
61.9%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2009.
How do Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
Djibouti ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,062 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

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 expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.