Senegal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Senegal
1.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Senegal rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

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

Senegal currently reports 1.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.9053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Senegal's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
1980s 0.4352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2767 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
1990s 0.4885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1018 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2000s 0.3348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2010s 0.4954 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2020s 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Senegal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Senegal, at 1.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.9053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Senegal ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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