Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate

Guyana
28.93 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guyana rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-250255075197119972024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 28.93 % change on previous year against 3.05 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 25.88 % change on previous year.

That makes Guyana's figure about 9.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 25.87 % change on previous year 22.53 % change on previous year 3.34 % change on previous year Guyana
1980s 8.94 % change on previous year 13.97 % change on previous year 5.03 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s -0.2333 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year 2.74 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s -2.44 % change on previous year 3.05 % change on previous year 5.5 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6.09 % change on previous year 11.29 % change on previous year 5.2 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 20.61 % change on previous year 2.65 % change on previous year 17.96 % change on previous year Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Guyana, at 28.93 % change on previous year against 3.05 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25.88 % change on previous year, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
Guyana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,292 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.