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

Maldives
16.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Maldives rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

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

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

Maldives currently reports 16.51 % change on previous year against 3.05 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.46 % change on previous year.

That makes Maldives's figure about 5.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 75.53 % change on previous year 21.14 % change on previous year 54.39 % change on previous year Maldives
1980s 35.63 % change on previous year 13.97 % change on previous year 21.66 % change on previous year Maldives
1990s 13.8 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year 11.29 % change on previous year Maldives
2000s 15.86 % change on previous year 3.05 % change on previous year 12.8 % change on previous year Maldives
2010s 13.29 % change on previous year 11.29 % change on previous year 2 % change on previous year Maldives
2020s 14.62 % change on previous year 2.65 % change on previous year 11.97 % change on previous year Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Maldives, at 16.51 % change on previous year against 3.05 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13.46 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
Maldives ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.