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

Bulgaria
1,136 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
71.04 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

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

Bulgaria currently reports 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person against 71.04 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1,065 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 16.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 131.99 TDS, current US$ per person 20.15 TDS, current US$ per person 111.84 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
1990s 109.22 TDS, current US$ per person 20.58 TDS, current US$ per person 88.64 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2000s 428.06 TDS, current US$ per person 22.78 TDS, current US$ per person 405.27 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 914.17 TDS, current US$ per person 43.72 TDS, current US$ per person 870.45 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 1,075 TDS, current US$ per person 67.84 TDS, current US$ per person 1,007 TDS, current US$ per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 1,136 TDS, current US$ per person against 71.04 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1,065 TDS, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.