Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual

Niger
99.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.84 % change on previous year
in 2024
Niger rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual over time

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-1000100200300400197119972024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 99.37 % change on previous year against 7.84 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 91.53 % change on previous year.

That makes Niger's figure about 12.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Niger ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 72.69 % change on previous year 22.82 % change on previous year 49.87 % change on previous year Niger
1980s 11.36 % change on previous year 12.49 % change on previous year 1.13 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s -7.12 % change on previous year 5.98 % change on previous year 13.09 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 29.48 % change on previous year 5.23 % change on previous year 24.25 % change on previous year Niger
2010s 18.49 % change on previous year 16.46 % change on previous year 2.04 % change on previous year Niger
2020s 29.03 % change on previous year 3.69 % change on previous year 25.34 % change on previous year Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Niger, at 99.37 % change on previous year against 7.84 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
91.53 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
Niger ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. 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, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,266 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.