Senegal vs Zambia: Debt service on external debt, total

Senegal
3.44 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
3.91 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Senegal rank
41st
Zambia rank
40th

Debt service on external debt, total over time

  • Senegal
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.91 billion TDS, current US$ against 3.44 billion TDS, current US$ in Senegal, a difference of 474.73 million TDS, current US$.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Senegal ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 53.37 million TDS, current US$ 205.55 million TDS, current US$ 152.18 million TDS, current US$ Zambia
1980s 248.93 million TDS, current US$ 278.25 million TDS, current US$ 29.32 million TDS, current US$ Zambia
1990s 259.86 million TDS, current US$ 534.28 million TDS, current US$ 274.42 million TDS, current US$ Zambia
2000s 220.50 million TDS, current US$ 252.16 million TDS, current US$ 31.66 million TDS, current US$ Zambia
2010s 586.73 million TDS, current US$ 777.42 million TDS, current US$ 190.69 million TDS, current US$ Zambia
2020s 2.00 billion TDS, current US$ 2.02 billion TDS, current US$ 16.44 million TDS, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Senegal or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.91 billion TDS, current US$ against 3.44 billion TDS, current US$ in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Senegal and Zambia?
474.73 million TDS, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
Senegal ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). 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
133 places, 6,429 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.