South Africa vs Ukraine: External debt stocks, long-term

South Africa
121.43 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Ukraine
156.25 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
South Africa rank
12th
Ukraine rank
9th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • South Africa
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 156.25 billion DOD, current US$ against 121.43 billion DOD, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 34.82 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 121 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 15.10 billion DOD, current US$ 7.77 billion DOD, current US$ 7.33 billion DOD, current US$ South Africa
2000s 31.80 billion DOD, current US$ 31.79 billion DOD, current US$ 752,000 DOD, current US$ South Africa
2010s 108.62 billion DOD, current US$ 89.47 billion DOD, current US$ 19.15 billion DOD, current US$ South Africa
2020s 121.46 billion DOD, current US$ 121.18 billion DOD, current US$ 272.26 million DOD, current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, South Africa or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 156.25 billion DOD, current US$ against 121.43 billion DOD, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between South Africa and Ukraine?
34.82 billion DOD, current US$, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
South Africa ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.