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

Angola
9.86 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
South Africa
8.93 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Angola rank
12th
South Africa rank
14th

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

  • Angola
  • South Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B198920062024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 9.86 billion TDS, current US$ against 8.93 billion TDS, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 925.42 million TDS, current US$.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Angola ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 14th of 123 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 900.21 million TDS, current US$ 1.91 billion TDS, current US$ 1.01 billion TDS, current US$ South Africa
2000s 2.50 billion TDS, current US$ 2.87 billion TDS, current US$ 372.63 million TDS, current US$ South Africa
2010s 6.46 billion TDS, current US$ 7.63 billion TDS, current US$ 1.17 billion TDS, current US$ South Africa
2020s 9.01 billion TDS, current US$ 11.01 billion TDS, current US$ 2.00 billion TDS, current US$ 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 9.86 billion TDS, current US$ against 8.93 billion TDS, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Angola and South Africa?
925.42 million TDS, current US$, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Angola ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 14th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). 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$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.