Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Saint Lucia
5,789 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
546.62 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

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

Saint Lucia currently reports 5,789 DOD, current US$ per person against 546.62 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5,242 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 10.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 236.64 DOD, current US$ per person 197.73 DOD, current US$ per person 38.92 DOD, current US$ per person Saint Lucia
1990s 709.74 DOD, current US$ per person 286.53 DOD, current US$ per person 423.21 DOD, current US$ per person Saint Lucia
2000s 1,484 DOD, current US$ per person 248.66 DOD, current US$ per person 1,235 DOD, current US$ per person Saint Lucia
2010s 2,357 DOD, current US$ per person 411.64 DOD, current US$ per person 1,945 DOD, current US$ per person Saint Lucia
2020s 4,505 DOD, current US$ per person 547.58 DOD, current US$ per person 3,958 DOD, current US$ per person Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saint Lucia, at 5,789 DOD, current US$ per person against 546.62 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5,242 DOD, current US$ per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Saint Lucia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.