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

Bhutan
0.9929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

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 0.9929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.7263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0984 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2746 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3951 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.9929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2666 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.7263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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