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

Dominican Republic
106,898 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3,555 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 106,898 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,555 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 103,343 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 30.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,440 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 82.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,358 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1980s 7,269 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 440.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,828 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1990s 7,896 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 582.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 7,313 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 20,996 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 828.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 20,167 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 62,222 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,923 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 60,298 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 96,586 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,406 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 93,180 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Dominican Republic, at 106,898 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,555 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
103,343 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Dominican Republic ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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