India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 50.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 26.79 billion TDS, current US$ in India, a difference of 23.49 billion TDS, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 793.91 million TDS, current US$ | 1.35 billion TDS, current US$ | 560.53 million TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.22 billion TDS, current US$ | 5.94 billion TDS, current US$ | 3.73 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.05 billion TDS, current US$ | 8.53 billion TDS, current US$ | 482.64 million TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.06 billion TDS, current US$ | 12.26 billion TDS, current US$ | 1.20 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 13.67 billion TDS, current US$ | 23.97 billion TDS, current US$ | 10.29 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 21.75 billion TDS, current US$ | 45.25 billion TDS, current US$ | 23.50 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), India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 50.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 26.79 billion TDS, current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23.49 billion TDS, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.