Djibouti vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP

Djibouti
85.2%
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
33.3%
in 2007
Djibouti rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
1st

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time

  • Djibouti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 85.2% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 51.9%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.

Djibouti ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 1st of 50 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 35.4% 77.1% 41.7% Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 49.7% 106.2% 56.6% Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 67.3% 68.9% 1.6% Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

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 South Africa and Nigeria?
Djibouti, at 85.2% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2009.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
51.9%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2007.
How do Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
Djibouti ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.