Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Bhutan
4,198 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
410.87 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

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

Bhutan currently reports 4,198 DOD, current US$ per person against 410.87 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3,787 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 10.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 43.33 DOD, current US$ per person 186.6 DOD, current US$ per person 143.27 DOD, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 200.96 DOD, current US$ per person 272.73 DOD, current US$ per person 71.77 DOD, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 827.53 DOD, current US$ per person 208.02 DOD, current US$ per person 619.52 DOD, current US$ per person Bhutan
2010s 2,585 DOD, current US$ per person 273.51 DOD, current US$ per person 2,311 DOD, current US$ per person Bhutan
2020s 4,088 DOD, current US$ per person 403.15 DOD, current US$ per person 3,684 DOD, current US$ per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bhutan, at 4,198 DOD, current US$ per person against 410.87 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3,787 DOD, current US$ per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Bhutan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
134 places, 6,457 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.