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

Serbia
88.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.84 % change on previous year
in 2024
Serbia rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

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

  • Serbia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-1000100200197119972024

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 88.61 % change on previous year against 7.84 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 80.77 % change on previous year.

That makes Serbia's figure about 11.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 23.36 % change on previous year 22.82 % change on previous year 0.5445 % change on previous year Serbia
1980s 2.36 % change on previous year 12.49 % change on previous year 10.13 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s -4.24 % change on previous year 5.98 % change on previous year 10.21 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 68.19 % change on previous year 5.23 % change on previous year 62.96 % change on previous year Serbia
2010s 7.91 % change on previous year 16.46 % change on previous year 8.54 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 14.5 % change on previous year 3.69 % change on previous year 10.81 % change on previous year Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual, Serbia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Serbia, at 88.61 % change on previous year against 7.84 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual between Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
80.77 % change on previous year, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
Serbia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,266 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.