Angola vs South Africa: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Angola
8,544 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
8,250 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
45th
South Africa rank
46th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Angola
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k198920062023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 8,544 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,250 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 294 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Angola ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 46th of 121 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 722.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,577 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 854.47 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2,006 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,368 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 362.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 5,184 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,293 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,109 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 7,056 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 9,508 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,452 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Angola or South Africa?
Angola, at 8,544 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,250 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Angola and South Africa?
294 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Angola ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 46th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.