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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname
0.1861 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Suriname rank
5th

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

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

Suriname currently reports 0.1861 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.14 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Suriname's figure about 4.0 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 3rd and Suriname ranks 5th 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 0.0356 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0836 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2020s 0.0386 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1429 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1043 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.1861 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
0.14 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit of?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 5th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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