Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Türkiye: External debt stocks, long-term

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
705.03 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Türkiye
329.63 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th
Türkiye rank
6th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 705.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 329.63 billion DOD, current US$ in Türkiye, a difference of 375.40 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 12 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 17.47 billion DOD, current US$ 4.40 billion DOD, current US$ 13.08 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 86.77 billion DOD, current US$ 22.93 billion DOD, current US$ 63.84 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 168.75 billion DOD, current US$ 56.90 billion DOD, current US$ 111.85 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 190.89 billion DOD, current US$ 139.70 billion DOD, current US$ 51.19 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 423.48 billion DOD, current US$ 278.76 billion DOD, current US$ 144.72 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 672.56 billion DOD, current US$ 314.72 billion DOD, current US$ 357.85 billion DOD, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Türkiye?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 705.03 billion DOD, current US$ against 329.63 billion DOD, current US$ in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
375.40 billion DOD, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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
134 places, 6,450 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.