Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors
Sub-Saharan Africa
10.28 billion TDS, current US$
in 2011
Zimbabwe
1.12 billion TDS, current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 10.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 1.12 billion TDS, current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9.16 billion TDS, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.2 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 971.52 million TDS, current US$ | 2.43 million TDS, current US$ | 969.08 million TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 4.46 billion TDS, current US$ | 224.58 million TDS, current US$ | 4.24 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 5.31 billion TDS, current US$ | 328.57 million TDS, current US$ | 4.98 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 7.72 billion TDS, current US$ | 62.46 million TDS, current US$ | 7.66 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 9.62 billion TDS, current US$ | 736.88 million TDS, current US$ | 8.88 billion TDS, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service, ppg and png private creditors, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 10.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 1.12 billion TDS, current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt service, ppg and png private creditors between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 9.16 billion TDS, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for debt service, ppg and png private creditors?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.