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

Senegal
0.78 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
Senegal rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

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

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

Senegal currently reports 0.78 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 0.5134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Senegal's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 122 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
1980s 0.4311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2611 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1699 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
1990s 0.4818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2000s 0.324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2010s 0.3263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2020s 0.6852 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Senegal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Senegal, at 0.78 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 Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.5134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Senegal ranks 3rd 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.