Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Argentina
14.25 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
50.28 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 50.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 14.25 billion TDS, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 36.03 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.5 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 123 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 927.87 million TDS, current US$ 1.35 billion TDS, current US$ 426.57 million TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 3.19 billion TDS, current US$ 5.94 billion TDS, current US$ 2.76 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 6.28 billion TDS, current US$ 8.53 billion TDS, current US$ 2.25 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 6.28 billion TDS, current US$ 12.26 billion TDS, current US$ 5.99 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 15.46 billion TDS, current US$ 23.97 billion TDS, current US$ 8.51 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 9.67 billion TDS, current US$ 45.25 billion TDS, current US$ 35.58 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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), Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 50.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 14.25 billion TDS, current US$ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36.03 billion TDS, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Argentina ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). 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.