Kazakhstan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total

Kazakhstan
46.33 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
91.63 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

Debt service on external debt, total over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 91.63 billion TDS, current US$ against 46.33 billion TDS, current US$ in Kazakhstan, a difference of 45.30 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.0 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 436.29 million TDS, current US$ 12.65 billion TDS, current US$ 12.21 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 13.88 billion TDS, current US$ 17.69 billion TDS, current US$ 3.81 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 31.03 billion TDS, current US$ 45.50 billion TDS, current US$ 14.48 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 41.88 billion TDS, current US$ 83.46 billion TDS, current US$ 41.58 billion TDS, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Kazakhstan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 91.63 billion TDS, current US$ against 46.33 billion TDS, current US$ in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45.30 billion TDS, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
Kazakhstan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). 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$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,455 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.