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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
71.04 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Suriname
1,028 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th
Suriname rank
10th

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

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

Suriname currently reports 1,028 TDS, current US$ per person against 71.04 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 956.96 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 14.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 10th of 12 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Suriname Difference Ahead
2010s 57.69 TDS, current US$ per person 775.81 TDS, current US$ per person 718.13 TDS, current US$ per person Suriname
2020s 67.04 TDS, current US$ per person 757.41 TDS, current US$ per person 690.37 TDS, current US$ per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1,028 TDS, current US$ per person against 71.04 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
956.96 TDS, current US$ per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 10th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.