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

Cape Verde
3,515 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
410.87 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

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

Cape Verde currently reports 3,515 DOD, current US$ per person against 410.87 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3,104 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 8.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 256.11 DOD, current US$ per person 186.6 DOD, current US$ per person 69.52 DOD, current US$ per person Cape Verde
1990s 438.61 DOD, current US$ per person 272.73 DOD, current US$ per person 165.88 DOD, current US$ per person Cape Verde
2000s 983.63 DOD, current US$ per person 208.02 DOD, current US$ per person 775.61 DOD, current US$ per person Cape Verde
2010s 2,840 DOD, current US$ per person 273.51 DOD, current US$ per person 2,566 DOD, current US$ per person Cape Verde
2020s 3,745 DOD, current US$ per person 403.15 DOD, current US$ per person 3,342 DOD, current US$ per person Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cape Verde, at 3,515 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 Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3,104 DOD, current US$ per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Cape Verde ranks 12th 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.